Author Archives: Polistes fuscatus

This is a pretty cool question: Hi, I killed a large green grasshopper-like bug, only to find several reddish- brown rice-shaped things inside. Are they eggs? Can they still hatch? I’m not sure what type of insect it was, but … Continue reading →

We’ve written about scientific conferences before, and we’re happy to announce that all of our writers will be together at ESA 2017 in Denver, Colorado! As always, we’ll write a post summarizing our experience…but our talk is a bit different … Continue reading →

Written by Joe Ballenger So…I was on Twitter, and this tweet came across my feed. Sitting on the deck swatting away flies or mosquitos is a situation that can be dealt with non-toxically. https://t.co/ff22sYfFIr — goop (@goop) 29 de agosto … Continue reading →

  Written by Joe Ballenger This question about invasive species caught my eye, mostly because I’m not sure I can give a complete response. Reading abt Asian citrus psyllid. Are there many N. Amer. insects considered pests/invasive on other continents? … Continue reading →

Written by Joe Ballenger Throughout my SciComm career, I’ve told a lot of stories about science. I’ve been active in online science outreach for 10 years, and I’ve written hundreds of blog posts across about a dozen different websites. However, … Continue reading →

Written by Joe Ballenger Some of the more interesting questions we get aren’t even about living insects. People have lots of questions about dead bugs, too. Hey there, I just had a quick question, I was in my backyard when … Continue reading →

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 →