John Ruberson, an entomologist at the University of Georgia, says that releasing a tiny wasp may be the best way to control the spread of the Kudzu bug in United State's southeastern region. Ruberson and other scientists believe the wasp is safe to release in Georgia because research shows the wasp doesn't attack other species.

"Its whole life is built around destroying Kudzu bug eggs," said Ruberson. "The wasp puts one egg in each egg. They'll pretty much wipe out an egg mass."

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Eric Day, an entomologist with Virginia Tech, appears in this news video on the dangers of ticks.

"East of the Blue Ridge, Lynchburg, Central Virginia we see the Lone Star Tick. West of the Blue Ridge we see predominately the American Dog Tick," said Dr. Day. "Generally mild winters you don't see more insects or ticks, you just see them a lot earlier. The weather we have in April and May will be more of a bigger determinant as far as what kind of insect numbers we'll see as well as tick numbers."

Rob Progar, an entomologist with the Pacific Northwest Research Station, is featured in this PBS video on a "Rare Snowstorm of Pine Butterflies," the largest recorded outbreak of pine butterflies in the Blue Mountains ever.

"It's spectacular," Progar said. "This event only happens every 30 years, 20 years. It's something that I feel fortunate to be part of. Next time it happens, I'll be retired and hopefully still alive."

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Sonny Ramaswamy, dean of Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been chosen by the Obama administration to head the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that dispenses research grants and supports agricultural education and extension programs through the nation's network of land grant universities.

Robert Washino -- an ESA Fellow, emeritus professor of entomology, and a longtime academic administrator at the University of California, Davis -- has been selected as a recipient of a 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award from the UC Davis Academic Senate.

Phillip Kaufman, a veterinary entomologist at the University of Florida, recently undertook a dung beetle investigation on Florida livestock farms which was published in the latest issue of the Annals of the Entomological Society of America. He found that in most cases, farmers have a thriving dung beetle community, which is good news since they quickly get rid of manure, recycle nutrients, and keep pests like horn flies in check because they are in direct competition for resources.

Gene Robinson, University of Illinois entomology professor and Institute for Genomic Biology director, has published a new study in Science that suggests that thrill-seeking is not limited to humans and other vertebrates. Some honey bees, too, are more likely than others to seek adventure. The brains of these novelty-seeking bees exhibit distinct patterns of gene activity in molecular pathways known to be associated with thrill-seeking in humans, researchers report.

David Buntin, a professor at the University of Georgia, and Robert Wiedenmann, a professor at the University of Arkansas and Vice President of the ESA, were both featured in this news video from Little Rock, AR, where the 2012 Joint Meeting of the ESA's Southeastern and Southwestern Branches took place in March, 2012.

In the video, the entomologists explain how this year's mild winter may lead to a rise in the mosquito population, especially if there are wet conditions. Watch the video below.

Eric Benson, an entomology professor at Clemson University, and Nick Seiter, a Clemson graduate student, are featured in this news video on the kudzu bug, an invasive insect originally from Asia. The insects get their names because they like to eat kudzu, but they are also potential pests of soybean and other crops. Watch the video below. 

Philip G. Koehler, a professor of urban entomology with the University of Floridas Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and Roberto M. Pereira, an IFAS associate research scientist, worked with US Navy entomologist Jeffrey C. Hertz to create an innovative new fly control device.

As a carrier of as many as 100 types of germs, the common house fly is hardly as innocuous as its name might suggest.