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How long will it take a dead bug to decay?
Written by Joe Ballenger We got this question in our Facebook inbox, and it was one of those questions which kind of nerd-sniped me. Hello, so I have a rather odd question. I understand bugs have exoskeletons. So the decaying … Continue reading
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Wait…predatory bees?
Written by Joe Ballenger Since it’s summer, and bug season is in full swing, we get a lot of neat observations in our inbox. I wanted to highlight one such observation in this week’s post, because it involves one of … Continue reading
How do stored product pests get water?
Written by Joe Ballenger Here’s a question I *really* like: Indian meal moths and grain weevils get into stored grain products and manage to complete entire life cycles without any access to moisture. How do they manage that? I really … Continue reading
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Do male insects have sex hormones?
Written by Joe Ballenger This is a really good question, for a number of reasons. There are sources which claim that male insects don’t contain sex hormones, but as far as I can tell, this goes back to a 1995 … Continue reading
DDT: The Situation Today
Written by Joe Ballenger I wanted to dedicate another post to some of my other concerns about the pro-DDT movement. When I read posts which advocate DDT reintroduction in the US, a small amount of attention is paid to issues … Continue reading
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Tagged DDT, Evolution, History, India, Pesticide Resistance, Pesticides, Politics
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Do we need to bring back DDT?
Written by Joe Ballenger I’ve had a number of friends ask me to tackle the topic of possibly bringing back DDT. These requests go back months, and I’ve been hesitant to tackle the topic because of the politics surrounding this … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, History, Malaria, Mosquito control, Science Politics
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Is oxygen the reason insects were so big way back when?
Written by Joe Ballenger I read a few things on the size of insects and the decrease of size from there ancestors to now are related to the oxygen levels from then to now. I was wondering if anyone has … Continue reading
