An astonishingly few butterflies were found during an impromptu census tests insect populations' resiliency. Or are they butterflies really fish? Read more» 
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A recent Arizona State University study has shed new light on antibiotics produced by ants, and the lead author thinks the work could be applied to improving human health. Read more»
University of Arizona researchers have forged a path toward mosquito birth control, manipulating DNA to fight such mosquito-transmitted diseases as Zika, malaria and West Nile virus. Read more»
Agriculture specialists at the commercial port in Nogales discovered an insect new to the U.S. in a load of Mexican celery on March 20, a CBP news release said. Read more»
Agriculture specialists at the commercial port in Nogales intercepted an insect known to damage citrus crops during an inspection of a shipment of oranges from northern Mexico last week. Read more»
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday that a recent discovery of a pest in a commercial shipment of prickly pear pads at a Nogales crossing was the first-ever interception of the "Paromius dohrnii" insect at a United States port. Read more»
There are thousands of glue traps around Yuma County as part of an intensive effort to keep the Asian citrus psyllid – and the fatal tree disease it can carry – out of the state. The invasive species has already decimated citrus groves in Florida and has footholds in California and Mexico. Read more»
The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum will celebrate winged creatures and the Year of the Bat during the Festival of Flight beginning Friday. Read more»
