BEAUMONT -- When there's something bugging rice farmers, a large segment of the world's population is likely to find out. Americans eat about 20.5 pounds of rice a year, while globally people annually ...

A stunning image of a rice weevil on a single grain of rice has won the 2025 Nikon Small World photomicrography contest, yielding valuable insight into the structure and behavior of—and providing a ...

Through the lens of a microscope, even a dirty windowsill can hold some of nature’s tiniest treasures. A staged snapshot of a rice weevil spreading its wings on a grain of rice won first place in the ...

BEAUMONT -- When something is bugging rice farmers, a large segment of the world's population is likely to find out. Americans eat about 20.5 pounds of rice a year each, while people worldwide average ...

A rice weevil is a stowaway that sneaks into your pantry and turns your rice into its new home. While it has a cute snoot, a rice weevil is a stowaway. It sneaks into your pantry as an egg that its ...