Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Fruit flies sit in a container in Nicholas Teets' laboratory. Photo by Addison Lander | Staff

UK researcher explores the risks and benefits of new pest control method

Addison Lander October 23, 2019

There are many research labs operating inside the walls of the University of Kentucky, and one such lab is exploring the potential risks and benefits of a new method for a common pest control technique.The...

Dr. Nicholas Teets and Leslie Potts spent the winter in Antarctica studying the Antarctic midge, an insect that may be the answer to cryopresevation. 

Freezing for science: UK researchers return from Antarctica

Kayla Coco March 27, 2018

Two staff members from UK's Department of Entomology recently returned from a chilling winter spent on the continent of Antarctica, studying an insect that may be the answer to cryopreservation.Assistant...

Load More Stories