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 ...
Tag: Entomology
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 ...
Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals
Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson ...
Lone Star ticks in Illinois can carry, transmit Heartland virus
Symptoms may be mistaken for COVID-19; hospitalizations are commonCredit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have confirmed that ...
More flowers and pollinator diversity could help protect bees from parasites
Credit: Peter Graystock Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee communities could help reduce the spread of bee parasites, according ...
Dragonflies reveal mercury pollution levels across US national parks
Local research project spurs first nationwide survey of the toxic metalCredit: Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program. HANOVER, N.H. - ...