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Disease-carrying insects are spreading fast and experts say they’re adapting

Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the so-called kissing bug, a growing body of research shows that these vectors ...
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Earth Challenge 2020 Releases Native Insect and Food Security Citizen Science Applications Built on Kinetica in Support of National Insect Week

Marking National Insect Week, Earth Challenge 2020, a global citizen science partnership between the Earth Day Network, the Wilson Center, and the US State Department, announced two new applications ...
Chicago Tribune

York students present insects as protein source during Sustainability Challenge

York High School student Marie Grasse said she thought about wars, famine and disease while participating in the Model United Nations Program, and ways to combat those problems. So, when given the ...
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Insects don’t get love like other animals. But Kansas can’t survive without them

Scientists are trying to figure out which insect species are struggling, what it means for ecosystems and, ultimately, how it will impact people. BURLINGAME, Kansas — Without dung beetles, rancher ...
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Insects: Facts about the creepy-crawlies that make up more than half of the world's animal species

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...