About Joelle Harms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) developed a new test kit that can quickly detect red imported fire ants. The 10-minute test aims to limit the ants’ spread to the......

The tiger beetle was featured on Wired‘s “Absurd Creature of the Week” thanks to its ferocious tendencies. The tiger beetle is known for its aggressive predatory habits and running speeds.......

Ten-year-old Shelby Counterman and her 7,000 cockroaches were featured on TLC’s “My Kid’s Obsession” TV special that aired on Dec. 28. At 18 months old the Claremore, Okla., resident asked......

An 84-year-old Houston man says he was forced out of his home about three months ago due to a bee infestation. Gotcha Pest Control heard about Charles Williams’ story and......

Swiss wholesale supermarket giant Coop will begin selling products containing insects, such as burgers and meatballs, as early as spring 2017. The company released a statement days after Switzerland’s federal......

A home remodeler from Rougemont, N.C., invented the patent-pending Bandit Barrier, a “pest exclusion device” installed onto gable vents. In the attic of a home, gable vents allow hot air......

Still have a pest management professional (PMP), entomologist or insect-lover on your holiday shopping list? The Entomological Society of America (ESA) 2017 World of Insects wall calendar is now available......

The science behind and survivability of the cockroach makes it one of the top-managed pests, but that is exactly what inspires some robotics researchers. Let’s take a look at several......

A group of Canadian high school students, who call themselves the Bug Dusters, invented a hovercraft that sprays insecticides using a fan to control German cockroaches and bed bugs....

A new study suggests trophallaxis in the Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) plays a previously unknown role in communication: it enables communal control of colony phenotypes. Ants and other social insects......