"The World's Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name"
"Scientists are hoping to reduce negative and nationalistic associations with the bee-slaying insect that is turning up in the Pacific Northwest."
Source: NYTimes, 08/02/2022
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"US To Plant 1 Billion Trees As Climate Change Kills Forests"
"The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the U.S. West, as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation’s forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change."
Source: AP, 07/26/2022
"‘Biblical’ Insect Swarms Spur Oregon Push To Fight Pests"
"Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets, giant insects that can ravage crops."
Source: AP, 06/27/2022
"What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming — and Humanity"
"Journalist and author Oliver Milman discusses the findings of his new book, how declining pollinator populations could harm vulnerable communities, and the most promising solutions."
Source: Civil Eats, 05/20/2022
Invasive African Clawed Frogs Threaten Native Species In Washington
"The frogs have been found in increasing numbers in recent months, according to the WDFW. They prey on native insects and forage food eaten by native species."
Source: King 5 Seattle, 04/29/2022
"Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine To Threaten Insects"
"Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are combining to swat down global insect populations, with each problem making the other worse, a new study finds."
Source: AP, 04/21/2022
"Infectious Fungus Wreaks Havoc on Crazy Ants—and Scientists Are Thrilled"
"Invasive tawny crazy ants are spreading wildly in the southern United States, but these problematic insects seem to have met their match in the form of a highly infectious fungal pathogen. Scientists are now using this naturally occurring fungus to combat crazy ant populations, with surprising success."
Source: Earther, 03/29/2022
"Scientists Figure Out How Vampire Bats Got A Taste For Blood"
"Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes that are missing or no longer work in vampire bats."
Source: AP, 03/28/2022
Fears For Bees As US Set To Extend Use Of Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides
"EPA to approve plan for four types of neonicotinoid chemical to be used on US farmland – despite being banned in Europe".
Source: Guardian, 03/09/2022
"US Officials Reverse Course On Pesticide’s Harm To Wildlife"
"U.S. wildlife officials reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction, after receiving pledges from chemical manufacturers that they will change product labels for malathion so that it’s used more carefully by gardeners, farmers and other consumers."
Source: AP, 03/09/2022
