PestNet

Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/mite-s-method-hitchhiking-not-recommended By Yao-Hua Law  If you’re a mite looking to travel, you could do worse than being swallowed by a slug. These spherical arachnids (pictured), most …

PennState http://news.psu.edu/story/513236/2018/04/02/research/penn-state-developed-plant-disease-app-recognized-google

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A mobile app designed by Penn State researchers to help farmers and others diagnose …

The Spinoff

https://thespinoff.co.nz/parenting/24-03-2018/the-new-zealand-insect-expert-and-author-aged-10/ By Angela Cuming

Olly Hills couldn’t find a field guide to native New Zealand cicadas, so he decided to fill the gap in our biological …

The Fiji Times http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=439102

By Repeka Nasiko SPRAYING campaigns threaten other insect species, says Minister for Health and Medical Services Rosy Akbar.

She said this was one of the reasons the ministry preferred to …

UQ https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2018/03/potential-insecticide-discovered-earth%E2%80%99s-longest-animal

A family of potent protein neurotoxins has been discovered in bootlace worms.

Found in the northern hemisphere and reaching up to 55 …

ScienceDaily https://www.ed.ac.uk/biology/news-events/news-2018/physical-disability-boosts-parenting-effort-beetle

Live Science https://www.livescience.com/62093-why-cockroaches-can-survive-anything.html

A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: Fri 16 Mar 2018 Source: FreshPlaza [edited] <http://www. … Read more...

Visalia Times-Delta https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2018/03/26/usda-gives-14-8-california-fight-pests-promote-ag/458738002/

Danielle A Martin, damartin@visaliatimesdelta.com

In an effort to strengthen the nation's battle against plant& …