But the app is running on a server at Iowa State. With a QR code or this URL (insectapp.las.iastate.edu/), users can upload insect pictures and get an identification and prediction. This works ...

But the app is running on a server at Iowa State. With a QR code (see sidebar) or this URL, users can upload insect pictures and get an identification and prediction. This works throughout the ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

With a QR code (see sidebar) or this URL (insectapp.las.iastate.edu/), users can upload insect pictures and get an identification and prediction. This works throughout the stages of an insect’s ...

When Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists took a closer look, they found “giant” six-legged pests inside the packages, the agency said in a Feb. 5 news release. Thirty-seven ...

Pests such as rats, mice, and bedbugs are a huge annoyance to UK households, sneaking their way into all different parts of your home and damaging property, often resulting in a hefty bill. Not ...

Invasive plants (i.e. weeds) have been on the upswing lately as a threat to take over desirable plants, out-compete farm crops, and disturb the fragile health of ecosystems.

"He saw and behold! The bush was burning in the fire but was not consumed. Moses said to himself, 'I must go over there and gaze at this great sight—why isn't the bush burning up from the flames'".

Stick bugs are a fascinating insect variety. They have uniquely camouflaged bodies that make them fun models in science education. But their eating habits can devastate trees and damage forests.

In Australia, for example, echidnas go into a hibernation-like state called "torpor" during bush fires until the ... moderate fires in upland forests. Insects fly away or bury themselves ...