Tag: Entomology

$3 million grant awarded to study causes, impact of grapevine virusCredit: Raul Girardello/UC Davis University of California, Davis, scientists will ...

From geckos to goblin spiders, flowering plants, and Mediterranean ants -- spanning five continents and three oceans -- these discoveries ...

Credit: World Health Organisation The tropical disease Leishmaniasis is being tackled by catching female sand flies who carry the parasite ...

Rice ecologists see sharp reduction in insect 'engineers' when elephants, other large animals disappearCredit: Photo by Therese Lamperty HOUSTON - ...

The winning images of 'Capturing Ecology,' the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition, are announcedCredit: Top left (going clockwise): Overall ...

Credit: American Chemical Society The story of neonicotinoids is growing more nuanced. Europe has banned outdoor use of three of ...

Credit: N. Robin, C. D'Haese and P. Barden When trying to better the odds for survival, a major dilemma that ...

Keeping lawns pretty and pollinators happyCredit: Michelle Wisdom A study out of the University of Arkansas investigated whether bulbs can ...

Analysis of images from Mars rovers shows insect- and reptile-like fossils, creaturesCredit: Analysis by Dr. William Romoser ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. ...

Irrigation and urban forest may have drawn long-hidden species to the surfaceCredit: Jack Longino/University of Utah Jack Longino is a ...

Credit: Jim Gathany-CDC, Flickr (CC-BY) Female mosquitoes that have mated are more likely to transmit malaria parasites than virgin females, ...

Credit: Wojciech Stephan In a recent development of the story about wood ants trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker ...

Larvae of a fungus gnat found in Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil, have bioluminescent properties previously observed only in species ...

Göttingen scientists are on the trail of an alternative erythropoietin receptorCredit: Ralf Heinrich The hormone erythropoietin (Epo) is a well-known ...

A report published in PLOS ONE describes key roles of various microorganisms in the development of the larvae of Scaptotrigona ...

Credit: Emmanuel PERRIN/CRCA/CNRS Photothèque Whether they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well ...

Many insects moving north in response to climate change find they have nowhere to go in Britain's intensively managed landscapes, ...

Credit: Bavarian Forest National Park The quantity and diversity of plants and animals, especially insects, is decreasing, also in Germany. ...

Eco-friendly pheromone insect controls become feasibleCredit: Photo by Kurt Miller Photography. Riverside, Calif. -- ISCA Global, Inc. has been formed ...

Credit: P Kishor (Plazi) At a time when a million species are at risk of extinction, according to a recent ...