![Hannah Quellhorst, with long brown hair dyed red at the ends, wearing glasses, a blue blazer, and a beige top, stands outdoors in a sunny park.]({"aperture":"4","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 7D","caption":"Single photo enhanced with easyHDR 3.16.1: IMG_0001.JPG","created_timestamp":"1722908103","copyright":"","focal_length":"100","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"Single photo enhanced with easyHDR 3.16.1: IMG_0001.JPG","orientation":"1"})
Meet Hannah Quellhorst, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher at Kansas State University, stored-product pest expert, world traveler, and subject of the next installment of our “Standout Early Career Professionals” series. [Read more]
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do well in human-built environments, so much so that they’re even finding a footing in the desert city of Las Vegas. Researchers who study insect ecology say artificial light at night in bustling cities could be a contributing factor in shifting mosquitoes’ daily activity cycles. [Read more]
How do growers manage pests while protecting pollinators? Integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) offers compelling solutions to this challenge, but it remains more of a guiding principle than an operational framework. A new article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management outlines four common challenges to putting IPPM into practice. [Read more]
At the 2026 ESA Annual Meeting, the student 10-minute presentation competition will have a limited number of accepted submissions. Positions will be filled first-come, first-served based on submission date, and late submissions will be moved to other categories. Learn more about the new process and tips for a successful presentation submission. [Read more]
, left, and <em>Chrysoperla rufilabris</em> lacewings (larva at right) will readily eat eggs of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid, making them promising potential helpers in integrated pest management efforts for psyllid infestations in citrus groves. Images not shown to relative scale. (Beetle photo by <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/334738718">Matt Tudor via iNaturalist</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>; lacewing photo courtesy of Thomson Paris)</p>
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A new study finds that mealybug destroyer lady beetles (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) and Chrysoperla rufilabris lacewings will readily eat eggs of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid, making them promising potential helpers in integrated pest management efforts for psyllid infestations in citrus groves. [Read more]
In the ongoing effort to manage the impact of the invasive fly pest spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), significant research has focused on two parasitoid wasps for use in biological control. A new special collection in the Journal of Economic Entomology details a decade of advances in the use of the parasitoids and prospects for future research efforts to improve biological control strategies targeting spotted-wing drosophila. [Read more]
After a long career in veterinary medicine, Christine Crick-Giltner returned to the classroom to pursue a degree in entomology, which offers a way to reconnect her early curiosity in the natural world with rigorous scientific frameworks. Learn about her experience and lessons learned in re-entering academic life as a nontraditional student. [Read more]
Among the litany of conditions that can result from a tick bite, a severe allergy to red meat and other products containing alpha-gal sugars is growing in prevalence but not widely understood, even among healthcare professionals. A new review details the current state of scientific knowledge on alpha-gal syndrome. [Read more]
 has emerged as a new and invasive pest in the southeastern United States. Researchers have quickly studied its biology and lifecycle and developed management guidelines for growers faced with this new arrival in their fields. (Photo by <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/602169947">Julien Karnoub via iNaturalist</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>)</p>
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The two‑spot cotton leafhopper (Amrasca biguttula) has emerged as a new and invasive pest in the southeastern United States. Researchers have quickly studied its biology and lifecycle and developed management guidelines for growers faced with this new arrival in their fields. [Read more]
![A close-up view of a Anthophora villosula bee resting on a textured, speckled concrete surface. The bee’s wings are visible, as well as its legs, eyes, and antennae.](<p>Introduced to help pollinate crops, the non-native bee <em>Anthophora villosula</em> is now finding its own way in the U.S., present in several mid-Atlantic states. Researchers are now evaluating its range and potential impact on native bee species and ecosystems, though as yet it hasn’t earned “invasive” status. (Photo by <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/186617912">Shane Windsor via iNaturalist</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>)</p>
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![A close-up of a Nannophya pygmaea dragonfly perched on a dried flower bud, showing its transparent wings, red eyes, and vibrant orange-red abdomen, against a blurred background.](<p>With a wingspan about the size of a penny, <em>Nannophya pygmaea</em> is the smallest dragonfly known to science. Its two distinct populations in east Asia rarely mix, and a new study examining <em>N. pygmaea</em> combines genetics and climate models to explore isolation, habitat shifts, and the gray area between populations and species. (Photo by <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/23899910">budak via iNaturalist</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>)</p>
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 to seek inspiration for human technical innovation. (Photo by <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/348157977">mmatthiessen via iNaturalist</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>)</p>
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