SELECTED INSECT ARTICLES
Scientists have so far identified over one million species of insects, which is about 80% of all animal species on Earth. Because of their small size and worldwide distribution, the number of insect species is probably much higher. Some scientists estimate that there may be 30 million insect species in the world, and Harvard biologist E. O. Wilson estimates that there are about ten quintillion individual insect organisms. With such diversity and prodigious abundance, insects are important to ecosystem function, agriculture, medicine, horticulture, and industry. Below are some of John Roche's articles about insects.
• Roche, J. P. 2024. Redbanded Stink Bugs: Variety of Methods Available to Manage Impact on Soybean Crops. Entomology Today, August 2024. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2024. Cattle Grazing Helps Pollinators in Sagebrush Rangelands. Entomology Today, August 2024. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2024. Corn Earworm Migration Patterns Provide Insights for Improved Management. Entomology Today, June 2024. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2024. Genetic Analysis Guides Conservation of Endangered Bumble Bee. Entomology Today, April 2024. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2024. Invasive Tick Has Been Present in New York Longer Than Previously Known, Study Shows. Entomology Today, March 2024. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2024. Artificial Sweetener Could Be New Tool in Cockroach Management. Entomology Today, January 2024. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Gall-Inducing Wasps Have Enlarged Venom Glands, Study Finds. Entomology Today, December 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Master’s Program in Vector-Borne Diseases Tackles Need for Medical Entomologists. Entomology Today, December 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Even at the Zoo, Mosquitoes Favor Local Wild Birds for Meals. Entomology Today, September 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Community-Wide Integrated Tick Management: Not Cheap, New Study Shows. Entomology Today, August 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Nuisance Arthropods: Sticky Traps Useful in Accurate Detection in Homes, Study Shows. Entomology Today, July 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. For Large-Scale Pest Insect Detection, Traps in Parallel Lines More Efficient Than Grids. Entomology Today, May 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. The State of Insect Resistance to Transgenic Bt Crops. Entomology Today, April 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. RNAi Insecticide Offers Promise for Managing Colorado Potato Beetle. Entomology Today, April 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Is This Non-Native Mason Bee an Invasive Species? Entomology Today, March 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2023. Fall Armyworm Study Shows Maize, Sorghum as Preferred Host Plants. Entomology Today, January 2023. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2022. New Analysis Refines Taxonomy of Dermestid Beetles. Entomology Today, December 2022. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2022. Why the Connections Between Cells Could be New Targets for Managing Insect Pests. Entomology Today, December 2022. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2022. Veterinary Medicine Offers Potential as New Tool to Reduce Lyme Disease. Entomology Today, September 2022. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2022. Essential Oils: An Untapped Resource for Managing Urban Insect Pests. Entomology Today, July 2022. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2022. Snow-Covered Tires Help Invasive Mosquitoes Survive Cold Winters. Entomology Today, May 2022. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2022. California Study Warns of Growing Insecticide Resistance in Cockroaches. Entomology Today, January 2022. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. From Burglars to Bugs: Anti-Theft Dye Shows Promise for Insect-Tracking Studies. Entomology Today, December 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. New Container Aids in Biocontrol of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Entomology Today, November 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. New Guide Details Management of Invasive Scale Insect in Florida. Entomology Today, October 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. The State of Integrated Pest Management for Spotted-Wing Drosophila. Entomology Today, September 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. Inducing Mosquitoes to Lay Eggs Aids in Insecticide Resistance Testing. Entomology Today, July 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. Crowdsourced Photos Show Expanding Ranges for Ticks. Entomology Today, June 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. A New Look at the Dynamics of Human–Mosquito Contact. Entomology Today, May 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. Study on Mosquito Landing Rates Could Improve Repellent Testing. Entomology Today, March 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2021. Conventional Soil Management Draws European Corn Borer Toward Bt Corn. Entomology Today, February 2021. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Even Moderate Drought Conditions Are Bad for Bees. Entomology Today, November 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Greenhouse Bumble Bees, Pathogens, and Native Bees: A Large, Messy Puzzle. 2 Million Blossoms, Autumn 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Limb Regeneration in Lady Beetles: Product of Selection or Developmental Byproduct? Entomology Today, September 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Volcanic Rock Yields a New Insecticide for Mosquitoes. Entomology Today, September 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Crowdsourced Surveillance Program Improves Public Understanding of Tickborne Diseases. Entomology Today, August 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. High Adaptability Allows Invasive Fruit Fly to Thrive in New Environments. Entomology Today, June 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Significant reduction in tick bites found via permethrin-treated clothing. Entomology Today, April 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. White fringetrees likely to withstand attacks by emerald ash borer. Entomology Today, March 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. USA National Phenology Network assists control of pest insects with life stage forecast maps. Entomology Today, February 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2020. Black soldier flies show potential as source of antimicrobial compounds. Entomology Today, February 2020. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2019. Study finds bigger mosquitoes in Baltimore neighborhoods with more adandonded buildings. Entomology Today, October 2019. Read more.
• Roche, J. P. 2019. Did two Florida populations of conehead termites arise from a single colonization event? Entomology Today, September 2019. Read more.
• • Roche, J. P. 2019. Wildflower strips bring farmers extra money while helping native bees. Entomology Today, August 2019. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2019. Virus helps onion thrips live longer, do more damage. Entomology Today, June 2019. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2019. New review examines the promise of habitat management for pest control. Entomology Today, May 2019. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2019. Use of edible plant oils for control of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Entomology Today, April 2019. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2019. New study aims to protect parasitoids of spotted-wing drosophila. Entomology Today, March 2019. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2018. No buzz, no problem: Study shows how honey bees pollinate blueberries. Entomology Today, December 2018. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2018. Could insecticide netting help manage brown marmorated stink bug infestations in homes? Entomology Today, September 2018. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2018. Water mites discovered parasitizing two mosquito species in Pennsylvania. Entomology Today, July 2018. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2018. Testing shows dry, red sticky traps improve spotted-wing drosophila monitoring. Entomology Today, May 2018. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2018. Flower pots in Southwestern U.S. a common breeding site for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Entomology Today, February 2018. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. Maintaining susceptibility to insecticidal traits in populations of corn pests. Entomology Today, December 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. Short bait exposure provides control of Asian subterranean termite colonies. Entomology Today, November 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. The story of the little fire ant, and why modern medicine can learn from indigenous cultures. Entomology Today, September 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. Predicting shifts in the range of invasive insect species in the face of climate change. Entomology Today, July 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. Designing effective baits for spotted wing drosophila is no easy task. Entomology Today, June 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. What puts the blister into blister beetles? Entomology Today, May 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. Control of West Indian sweetpotato weevils informed by their mating behavior. Entomology Today, April 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. A termite-control twofer: How baiting one colony of Formosan subterranean termites can knock out the colony next door. Entomology Today, March 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2017. Morphological traits relate to mating strategies in male Japanese stag beetles. Entomology Today, February 2017. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2016. New fossil evidence shows beetles pollinated orchids millions of years ago. Entomology Today, August 2016. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2016. Where do shield-back katydids fit within the katydid evolutionary tree? Entomology Today, June 2016. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2016. Did the malaria parasite first evolve in the insect vector or the vertebrate host? Entomology Today, March 2016. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2015. Study describes three new species of fruit fly and revises their genus. Entomology Today, October 2015. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2015. New article reveals life history details of the bagrada bug. Entomology Today, July 2015. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2015. Anopheles mosquitoes as vectors of malaria in East Africa: Bed nets and beyond. Entomology Today, April 2015. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2015. The origin of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets: A new study resolves the evolutionary tree of the Orthoptera. Entomology Today, April 2015. Read more.
• Roche JP, Muskavitch MAT. 2003. Limited precision in print media communication of West Nile virus risks. Science Communication 24:353–365. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2002. A miracle among miracles: The life of the water strider. Sanctuary. 20(4):1–2. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2001. Limited precision in print media communication of West Nile virus risks. Journal of Urban Health 79:482–490. Read more.
• Roche JP. 2001. West Nile Virus. Initiative for Vector and Insect Science, Boston College.
• Roche JP. 2001. Malaria. Initiative for Vector and Insect Science, Boston College.
• Roche JP. 2001. Dengue. Initiative for Vector and Insect Science, Boston College.
• Roche JP. 2001. Filariasis. Initiative for Vector and Insect Science, Boston College.
• Roche JP. 2001. Leishmaniasis. Initiative for Vector and Insect Science, Boston College.
• Roche JP, Talyn B, Dowse H. 1998. Courtship bout duration in per circadian period mutants of Drosophila melanogaster. Behavior Genetics 28:391–394. Read more.
• Roche JP. 1998. The functional response to increases in aphid density in female two-spotted lady beetles. Adalia bipunctata. Animal Behavior Bulletin 3(2):1–4. Read more.
• Roche JP. 1994. Social parasitism in ants. Sanctuary. 12(2):1–2. Read more.
• Roche JP. 1992. Bees and heat. Sanctuary. 10(4):1–2. Read more.
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