Mosquitoes are drawn to flowers as much as people — and now scientists know why
Credit: Kiley Riffell Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn't get very far. They rely on this sense to ...
Tag: Entomology
Insecticides are becoming more toxic to honey bees
Researchers discover that neonicotinoid seed treatments are driving a dramatic increase in insecticide toxicity in U.S. agricultural landscapes, despite evidence ...
A single gene for scent reception separates two species of orchid bees
Credit: Thomas Eltz/Ruhr University Bochum A male orchid bee zips around the rainforest, a flash of iridescent green against an ...
ASU and Virginia Tech researchers unlock mysteries of grasshopper response to gravity
Credit: Jake Socha If you jump out of bed too quickly, you might feel a bit light-headed. That's because when ...
Moths’ flight data helps drones navigate complex environments
Study uses real insect flight trajectories to develop decision-making program for autonomous vehiclesCredit: Thomas Daniel lab, University of Washington, Seattle. ...
Of ants and men: Ant behavior might mirror political polarization
Princeton researchers find that division of labor and political polarization may be driven by the same processes in ant societies.Credit: ...
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery
Credit: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) - Kees van Oers, Perro de Jong & Brechje van Beek It's no secret ...
Ancient wasp-mimicking fly from South Korea named after PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’
Credit: Alexander Khramov, Gi-Soo Nam. New species was named Buccinatormyia gangnami, after a famous hit by a South Korean singer ...
Gene drives work faster than non-drive approaches to control problem insects
Mosquitoes engineered to spread genes that stop malaria are efficient, but mutations can ariseCredit: Lauren Holden, Wellcome Collection When controlling ...
A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish
Credit: Selden et al. LAWRENCE -- Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous ...
Predatory lacewings do not care whether their prey detoxifies plant defenses or not
Lacewing larvae are able to detoxify plant toxins too, but in a different manner as their prey: Caterpillars of the ...
Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests
Credit: Dr Chris Watson The researchers combined data across North America and Europe using a meta-analysis, a way of aggregating ...
Watered down biodiversity: sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
Credit: Photo by Daryl Halliwell DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is ...
Researchers discover how ant species uses abdomen for extra power during jumps
Researchers in the department of entomology at the University of Illinois have shown how a species of ant uses its ...
Suction cups that don’t fall off
Insects in torrential rivers may inspire engineering solutionsCredit: Victor Kang The aquatic larvae of the net-winged midge have the unique ...
Moths and perhaps other animals rely on precise timing of neural spikes
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Extracting nectar from flowers that may be dancing in the wind requires precise, millisecond timing ...
For controlling tsetse flies, fabric color matters
Credit: Prof. Steve Tor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Tsetse flies infest an estimated 10 million square kilometers of sub-Saharan ...
Bumblebees exposed to Chernobyl-levels of radiation consume more nectar
Credit: Jessica Burrows The study simulated Chernobyl-levels of radiation exposure in a laboratory to investigate the impacts it may be ...
Study sheds light on ‘overlooked’ bee species
Findings from ARU project could help to protect solitary, ground-nesting beesCredit: Dr Thomas Ings, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) The UK's ...
Invest in pollinator monitoring for long-term gain
New research shows that for every £1 invested in pollinator monitoring schemes, at least £1.50 can be saved, from otherwise ...
