Methodology, instructional technology, and applications of forensic, medical, and veterinary entomology

The Journal of Medical Entomology is pleased to publish a special collection on methodology, instructional technology, and applications of forensic, medical,

‘To kill a program’: Duke to close herbarium after over 100 years of operation

The Duke Herbarium is the second-largest private university herbarium in the U.S. and is home to more than 825,000 plant specimens, including some specimens almost 200 years old. Universities across the world utilize the herbarium, which is a foundation for research in molecular, biochemical and cytogenetic studies. 

Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever

The blood-sucking insects now show up in two varieties and are resistant to many pesticides. New eradication strategies include fungal spores and nasty human odors.

A 500-Page Book Explores the Ghosts & Monsters from Japanese Folklore

Westerners tend to think of Japan as a land of high-speed trains, expertly prepared sushi and ramen, auteur films, brilliant animation, elegant woodblock prints, glorious old hotels, sought-after jazz-records, cat islands, and ghost towns.

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