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When an Austrian bug collector discovered a new species of beetle in the 1930s, he bestowed upon it the name of a person he greatly admired. He called it Anophthalmus hitleri — and sent Adolf Hitler a note announcing the onomastic tribute. After nearly 90 years, should species still be named after horrible people?
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Mosquito expert Michele Rehbein explains how last year's record-breaking winter impacted mosquito populations in Utah, as well as what to expect this winter.
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Utah State University’s Ecology Center is hosting biologist Priyanga Amarasekare this week. She studies ecological questions in an evolutionary context, focusing on an insect community in southern California.
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Consider these tips to help reduce growing grasshopper populations.
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Insect and plant lovers, BUGfest is back! The Natural History Museum of Utah will be humming with bug lovers this weekend sharing un-bee-lievable facts about Utah's invertebrates and the plants they pollinate.
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With low scores in total honey production and honey distribution, a new report named the Beehive State one of the worst spots for beekeepers in the country.
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One of the greatest magics of these late autumn evenings is that of midges, gnats, flies, mosquitoes and bugs that flitter about in the humble stratosphere of their world between the intermittent cold snaps.
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For a spider, hanging high above the ground on a mountain top is a great place to be. There, the spiders can catch anything that blows or flies by. No wonder they grow so large and multiply so profusely on top of Spider Mountain.
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Colorado's native pollinators can only travel a few hundred feet before they need to find a place to land and refuel with water, nectar and pollen.
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Charles Darwin suggested that “a taste for collecting beetles is some indication of future success in life."