Insect News: Page 10

Billions of Noisy 17-Year Brood II Cicadas Emerging in Northeast U.S. (May 6, 2013): Billions of 17-year Brood II cicadas are starting to emerge in the Northeast U.S. They emerge every 17 years to mate and will create quite a racket.

Researchers Build Digital Camera Inspired by Bug Eyes (May 2, 2013): Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed digital camera technology that mimics the eyes of bugs, such as dragonflies, bees and praying mantises.

Tinkerbella Nana: New Species of Fairyflies is Only 250 Micrometers Long (April 25, 2013): Scientists have discovered a new species of Mymaridae (fairyflies) that is just one quarter of a millimeter long.

Some Stenamma Ants Close Nest With Clay Door-Pebble (April 25, 2013): Scientists have discovered 33 new species of Stenamma, a leaf-litter ant genus that inhabits moderately humid to wet forests throughout the Holarctic region, Central America, and part of northwestern South America (Colombia and Ecuador).

71 New Parasitoid Wasp Species Discovered in Southeast Asia (April 23, 2013): Scientists have discovered 71 new species of parasitoid wasp species in Southeast Asia.

Study Finds Most Ants Change Careers as They Age (April 21, 2013): Researchers from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland developed a tracking system to monitor colonies of the ant Camponotus fellah.

Two New Moth Species Found in Russian Far East (April 16, 2013): Two new species of Ypsolophid moths have been found in the Russian Far East.

Red Wood Ants Observed Altering Behavior Before Earthquakes (April 13, 2013): LiveScience reports that scientists from the University Duisburg-Essen in Germany have been monitoring the nests of red wood ants for the past couple years.

Giant Wasp Nest Over 21 Feet Long Found in Abandoned House (April 12, 2013): ThinkSpain reports that police in San Sebastian de la Gomera found a massive 7-meter (21-foot 9-inch) nest in an abandoned house.

Study Finds Old Timey Bedbug Bean Leaf Remedy Works (April 10, 2013): The New York Times reports that Eastern European housewives used to cover bedbug infested rooms with bean leaves at night.

Video: White Orchid Mantis Surprises Bush Cricket (April 7, 2013): The video shows a hungry bush cricket stalking a very visible orange and black mantis.

New Species of Leafcutter Bee Discovered in Texas (April 4, 2013): A new species of leafcutter bees, Megachile chomskyi, has been discovered in Texas.

Scientist Says Sand Termites Behind Desert Fairy Circles (March 30, 2013): German scientist Norbert Juergens, from the University of Hamburg, believes fairy circles in the Namibian desert are likely created by a sand termite named Psammotermes.

Nine New African and Madagascan Wasp Species Discovered (March 19, 2013): Nine new African and Madagascan wasp species have been discovered.

Gallinippers: Giant Mosquitoes Expected to Invade Florida (March 10, 2013): Florida is expected to be invaded by gallinippers this summer.

Plague of Locusts Hits Egypt, Israel on High Alert (March 4, 2013): Egypt has been hit by a huge plague of locusts.

Video: How and Why Cockroaches Clean Their Antennae (March 3, 2013): This video from NPR's Science Friday explains how and why cockroaches clean themselves.

Three New Species of Giant Cockroach Discovered in China (February 28, 2013): Three new species of the giant cockroach genus Pseudophoraspis have been discovered in China.

Four New Species of Water-Gliding Rove Beetles Found in China (February 25, 2013): Four new species of water-gliding rove beetles have been discovered in the Ningxia Autonomous Region, China.

New Species of Forcepfly Discovered in Brazil (February 20, 2013): A new species of forcepfly has been discovered in Brazil.

Scientists Discover Aphids Usually Land Feet First When They Fall (February 8, 2013): Scientists have discovered that aphids have a cat-like skill.

Spider Rock Nests Fail to Protect Juvenile Spiders From Predator Wasps (February 4, 2013): Zodarion styliferum, a species of ant-eating spider, makes the little igloo-shaped rock nests pictured above to protect juvenile spiders.

24 New Flower Fly Species Discovered in Central and Southern America (January 31, 2013): Scientists have discovered 24 new species of flower flies in Central and South America.

Dung Beetles Use Milky Way to Keep Their Dung Balls Rolling on a Straight Path (January 24, 2013): A report, published online in Current Biology, reveals that dung beetles can use the Milky Way for navigation.

Venezuelan Pitcher Plant's Wettable Hairs Create Water Slide to Trap Insects (December 28, 2012): Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered that a Venezuelan pitcher plant uses wettable hairs to create a water slide that causes insect to slide to their deaths.