Officials in Lima, Peru, said the endangered spiders had been taken from the Amazon basin. The man was flying to South Korea.
Tag: Insects
Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations
Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.
Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat
The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.
Each Year Flying Ants Emerge Across the U.K. And Yes, They’re Annoying.
Winged ants emerge from the soil on hot summer days with one goal: find a mate — fast. These insects are annoying, but experts say they play a vital role in the environment.
What Are Eco-Friendly Ways to Control Backyard Bugs?
Meet the “bucket of doom” and other methods to manage mosquitoes and ticks.
Locust Swarms Could Expand Their Range in a Hotter, Stormier World
The crop-devouring pests love arid conditions and the occasional downpour. Global warming is offering more of both.
What to Do With a Bug Named Hitler?
Anophthalmus hitleri is a small, amber-colored beetle native to a few damp caves in Slovenia. It has one glaring problem.
As Bedbug Anxiety Spreads to Asia Exterminators Turn Profits
Outbreaks in France and South Korea have people across Asia on high alert for bedbugs. Exterminators in the region say business is booming.
In Paris, Bedbugs and Fear of Bedbugs
Exterminators in France are playing the role of therapist to an anxious post-pandemic population that they say is panicking over recent bedbug outbreaks.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.