Entomology /tags/entomology Entomology en-US Copyright Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:12:16 GMT Colony of rarely seen ants collected for first time in North Carolina trees /environment/2023-12-07/rare-ants-north-carolina-trees-aphaenogaster-mariae-colony A rarely seen ant species was found by a North Carolina State University student high up in the trees of the Triangle. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:12:16 GMT /environment/2023-12-07/rare-ants-north-carolina-trees-aphaenogaster-mariae-colony Sophie Mallinson Study: NC chiggers with bacterium that causes disease not previously seen in US /health/2023-08-09/study-north-carolina-chiggers-bacterium-disease-ncstate Researchers found chiggers carrying a bacterium that causes a disease called scrub typhus. The disease has not previously been reported in the U.S. No cases have been detected in North Carolina yet. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:17:39 GMT /health/2023-08-09/study-north-carolina-chiggers-bacterium-disease-ncstate Celeste Gracia Sharing The Wonders Of Nature With The World: Meet Eleanor Spicer Rice /environment/2020-05-04/sharing-the-wonders-of-nature-with-the-world-meet-eleanor-spicer-rice Eleanor Spicer Rice spent her childhood fascinated by ants, flies, maggots, bones and other natural curiosities. Her family encouraged that… Mon, 04 May 2020 15:50:00 GMT /environment/2020-05-04/sharing-the-wonders-of-nature-with-the-world-meet-eleanor-spicer-rice Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao Sharing The Wonders Of Nature With The World: Meet Eleanor Spicer Rice /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-04/sharing-the-wonders-of-nature-with-the-world-meet-eleanor-spicer-rice Eleanor Spicer Rice spent her childhood fascinated by ants, flies, maggots, bones and other natural curiosities. Her family encouraged that… Mon, 04 May 2020 15:50:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-04/sharing-the-wonders-of-nature-with-the-world-meet-eleanor-spicer-rice Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao NC State: Lack Of Plant Diversity Fuels Cankerworm Damage /environment/2014-05-27/nc-state-lack-of-plant-diversity-fuels-cankerworm-damage North Carolina State University researchers are looking into stopping an invasive species of caterpillar that can damage and kill urban trees and shrubs.… Tue, 27 May 2014 12:28:54 GMT /environment/2014-05-27/nc-state-lack-of-plant-diversity-fuels-cankerworm-damage Gurnal Scott NC State Study: Genetic Diversity Key To Honey Bee Survival /environment/2013-06-18/nc-state-study-genetic-diversity-key-to-honey-bee-survival Honey bee populations have been struggling in recent years. New research out of NC State underlines the importance of genetic diversity as key to the… Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:52:38 GMT /environment/2013-06-18/nc-state-study-genetic-diversity-key-to-honey-bee-survival Catherine Brand Ready Or Not, Here Come The Cicadas! /environment/2013-04-16/ready-or-not-here-come-the-cicadas North Carolinians in the western Triangle and Triad soon will be visited en masse by the ear-splitting song of the 17-year cicadas. Over the next ten days… Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:46:15 GMT /environment/2013-04-16/ready-or-not-here-come-the-cicadas Catherine Brand