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February 13, 2018

Oregon woman first known case of human infected with cattle eyeworm species

A 26-year-old Oregon woman was the first known case of a human being infected with the cattle eyeworm Thelazia gulosa, which normally affects large animals. She […]
February 13, 2018

Bats as barometer of climate change

Bats spend every night hard at work for local farmers, consuming over half of their own weight in insects, many of which are harmful agricultural pests, […]
February 12, 2018

Bed bug histamines are substantial, persistent in infested homes

Nuisance pest to medically important threat? New research findings show that bed bugs emit substantial amounts of histamine that persist even after bed bugs are eliminated. […]
February 12, 2018

Global warming could cause key culinary crops to release seeds prematurely

Climate change is threatening crop yields worldwide, yet little is known about how global warming will confuse normal plant physiology. Researchers now show that higher temperatures […]