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How ladybugs were lucky Ladybugs, also called lady birds and lady beetles, are biological control agents that eat pests and protect crops, says John Losey, a professor of entomology at Cornell University.
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Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
The aerial drops alone would not be enough to eradicate fruit flies, said UC Davis entomology professor James Carey, who has studied medflies since 1980 and was on the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s medfly scientific advisory panel from 1987 to 1994.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
Ellis, a professor in the entomology and nematology department at the University of Florida, admits to experiencing between 400 and 450 stings in a single day while conducting research.
—Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
Twenty years ago, in the early days of the mass distribution of bed nets, malaria case rates plunged immediately, and there was an optimism that the nets might be enough, said Audrey Lenhart, the chief of entomology at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
In the Chicago region, for instance, this time period starts around mid-September through October, or the first hard frost of the year, said Allen Lawrance, associate curator of entomology at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum located in Chicago and operated by the Chicago Academy of Science.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
The class, with five students, had just finished learning about forensic entomology, the study of insects associated with crime, and doing a fingerprinting lab to gather DNA.
—Skyler Chun, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2023
Besides checking yourself regularly after outdoor activity, check your pets, too, said both Jones and Kelly Loftin, professor of medical and veterinary entomology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
—Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
These days, all of Tom’s siblings have moved on and made careers out of their respective passions: Sandra is a writer; Larry is an entomology professor; and Jim is an actor and a filmmaker.
—Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
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Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
The aerial drops alone would not be enough to eradicate fruit flies, said UC Davis entomology professor James Carey, who has studied medflies since 1980 and was on the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s medfly scientific advisory panel from 1987 to 1994.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
Ellis, a professor in the entomology and nematology department at the University of Florida, admits to experiencing between 400 and 450 stings in a single day while conducting research.
—Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
Twenty years ago, in the early days of the mass distribution of bed nets, malaria case rates plunged immediately, and there was an optimism that the nets might be enough, said Audrey Lenhart, the chief of entomology at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
In the Chicago region, for instance, this time period starts around mid-September through October, or the first hard frost of the year, said Allen Lawrance, associate curator of entomology at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum located in Chicago and operated by the Chicago Academy of Science.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
The class, with five students, had just finished learning about forensic entomology, the study of insects associated with crime, and doing a fingerprinting lab to gather DNA.
—Skyler Chun, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2023
Besides checking yourself regularly after outdoor activity, check your pets, too, said both Jones and Kelly Loftin, professor of medical and veterinary entomology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
—Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
These days, all of Tom’s siblings have moved on and made careers out of their respective passions: Sandra is a writer; Larry is an entomology professor; and Jim is an actor and a filmmaker.
—Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
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entomology
noun
en·to·mol·o·gy
ˌent-ə-ˈmäl-ə-jē 
plural entomologies
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects
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