Jan 19, 2018 | Blog
During the daytime hours streetlights and other forms of public lighting are obviously not necessary. But at night entire cities become illuminated with artificial light. This artificial light is known as “light pollution”. Light pollution, as the term suggests, has a...
Jan 11, 2018 | Blog
Given the many problems that insect pests have been causing for the past few years it is no wonder that many scientists and researchers are pessimistic about possible improvements concerning future pest-related issues. There is good reason to think that the past...
Dec 19, 2017 | Blog
The vast majority of Christmas trees sold in the United States carry little risk of insect infestation, and certainly not invasive insect infestation. However, there always seems to be an exception to the rule. In this case that exception would be Christmas trees from...
Dec 14, 2017 | Blog
Any news relating to ticks is most likely bad news. Ticks were much discussed among experts, politicians and the public this year for the increased risk of tick-borne disease facing people living in the northeastern region of the United States. It was also recently...
Oct 30, 2017 | Blog
Even if you are not a science nerd you should remember from your grade school days that all life began in the sea. As time went on, some sea animals moved onto land. We humans, for example, descend from animals that dwelled within the sea hundreds of millions of years...
