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The crisp smell of fall in the air, skeletons taking over front lawns, fake spiderwebs draped over entire houses (real ones in my yard since I don't knock them down), and goblins, ghosts, and vampires out in full force—it’s hands-down my favorite time of the year. Naturally, this makes it the perfect time to talk about real-life bloodsuckers. It would be too obvious to list mosquitoes and bed bugs, so I’m going to start with a few other critters that might not immediately pop

If you aren't familiar with the Ig Nobel Prizes, they are an annual celebration held by Improbable Research honoring science that "makes you LAUGH, then makes you THINK." As an entomologist—and someone who readily admits to being a bit eccentric when it comes to bug obsession—Ig Nobel season is my second favorite time of year*. Science isn't always about pristine ivory towers; sometimes it’s about looking at strange, seemingly bizarre biological phenomena and asking, "Wait, w

I’ve had kissing bugs hitting my newsfeed like crazy, so now’s a great time for a primer on bugs. To start with, there are just shy of...

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires oh my!...

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses (in my case real ones because I don't knock...

Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires all out....