insects
Mother Nature’s messengers need consideration year-round. Here’s what you can do to give them a helping hand.
Beneficial pollinators could be making a comeback after years of myriad challenges.
Texas A&M Lab Searching For A Global Solution To Locust Outbreaks
May 16, 2023 • 7 min. readLocust swarms impact lives and livelihoods for one in 10 people around the world.
A Texas A&M researcher explains the mosquito gene manipulation study and how it might help protect humans and animals.
This year’s emergence is likely smaller than years past, a Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist says.
Aggies Working To Protect One Of Nature’s Most Critical Species, The Honey Bee
Aug 20, 2022 • 3 min. readAug. 20 is National Honey Bee Day. Here's how Texas A&M's Honey Bee Research Program is working to better understand this "keystone species."
Monarch Butterflies Facing Battle For Survival, Experts Say
Aug 2, 2022 • 6 min. readTexas A&M AgriLife entomologists explain the factors behind the endangered pollinators' population decline.
Self-Deleting Genes Could Control Mosquitoes And Prevent Vector-Borne Diseases
May 11, 2022 • 4 min. readTexas A&M AgriLife scientists are testing genetic modification technology with safeguards in mind.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is taking a novel approach to protection from bites and disease.
Algorithm Shows That Under The Right Conditions, Mosquitoes Can Even Flourish In Winter
Dec 7, 2021 • 4 min. readA mathematical model developed by Texas A&M researchers can predict temperatures within mosquito breeding grounds, which can be used to estimate populations and track vector-borne diseases.