Researchers validate rapid tests to detect dengue, Zika, yellow fever and other viruses
The method identifies and distinguishes between flaviviruses that cause many diseases in humans and animals in Brazil.Credit: Mariana Sequetin Cunha ...
Tag: Entomology
Out of sync: Ecologists report climate change affecting bee, plant life cycles
In NSF-funded community-wide assessment of data collected from sites around Colorado's Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, bee emergence is advancing with ...
Merit-based NSF grant extension supports expansion of gene-editing technology
Credit: Rasgon Lab, Penn State Researchers who developed an improved method of gene editing for the study of arthropods will ...
Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline
Credit: University of Kansas Marketing Communications LAWRENCE, KANSAS -- In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues ...
Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider
Credit: Lawrence E. Reeves Running into an unseen spiderweb in the woods can be scary enough, but what if you ...
Integration of gene regulatory networks in understanding animal behavior
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer For years, scientists have attributed animal behavior to the coordinated activities of neuronal cells and its ...
Asian giant hornet complete genome released by the agricultural research service
Credit: Photo by Matthew L Buffington, ARS. BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, AUGUST 6, 2020--The first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet ...
New study sheds light on evolution of hell ants from 100 million years ago
Credit: NIGPAS Ants are the most successful social insects and play an important role in modern terrestrial ecosystems. The origin ...
New fossil discovery shows how ancient ‘hell ants’ hunted with headgear
In a 99-million-year-old preserved amber fossil, researchers get a detailed glimpse into how 'Hell Ants' hunted with scythe-like mandibles and ...
Plant size and habitat traits influence cycad susceptibility to invasive species
Credit: University of Guam When humans bring a non-native herbivore to an isolated island, the native trees do not possess ...
New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine
Credit: André De Kesel A major comprehensive study on Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales, two orders of unique ectoparasitic fungi associated with ...
Bees’ buzz is more powerful for pollination, than for defence or flight
Credit: University of Stirling Buzzing by bees during flower pollination is significantly more powerful than that used for defence or ...
Butterfly genomics: Monarchs migrate and fly differently, but meet up and mate
A genome-wide comparison of eastern and western monarchsCredit: Jaap de Roode Each year, millions of monarch butterflies migrate across eastern ...
Studying interactions between ground-nesting bees and soils
Credit: Jennifer Fedenko Many living creatures live in soil. Though their sizes range from microscopic soil microbes to larger animals ...
Using artificial intelligence to smell the roses
UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrancesCredit: L. Duka. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Shrinking dwarves
As a result of climate change, soil animals are getting smaller, and their numbers are falling due to intensive land ...
Scientists unlock genetic secrets of wine growers’ worst enemy
Pest colonizes grape vines, forms root and leaf tumors, repels other predatorsCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR Following a decade-long effort, scientists have ...
Glacial stream insect may tolerate warmer waters
Credit: Photo by Joe Giersch PULLMAN, Wash. - An endangered aquatic insect that lives in icy streams fed by glaciers ...
Study identifies spread of bee disease via flowers
Credit: Paige Muñiz ITHACA, N.Y. - One in 11 flowers carries disease-causing parasites known to contribute to bee declines, according ...
Where are arctic mosquitoes most abundant in Greenland and why?
Examining the population dynamics during the larval life stage of these pestsCredit: Photo by Melissa DeSiervo. Bzz! It's mosquito season ...
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