First South American insect that emits blue light is discovered
Larvae of a fungus gnat found in Iporanga, São Paulo State, Brazil, have bioluminescent properties previously observed only in species ...
Tag: Entomology
Nerve cell protection free from side effects
Göttingen scientists are on the trail of an alternative erythropoietin receptorCredit: Ralf Heinrich The hormone erythropoietin (Epo) is a well-known ...
Stingless bee species depend on a complex fungal community to survive
A report published in PLOS ONE describes key roles of various microorganisms in the development of the larvae of Scaptotrigona ...
Ants: Jam-free traffic champions
Credit: Emmanuel PERRIN/CRCA/CNRS Photothèque Whether they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well ...
No place like home: Species are on the move, but many have nowhere to go
Many insects moving north in response to climate change find they have nowhere to go in Britain's intensively managed landscapes, ...
Forests on the radar
Credit: Bavarian Forest National Park The quantity and diversity of plants and animals, especially insects, is decreasing, also in Germany. ...
Merger to bring the next generation of insect control to the global marketplace
Eco-friendly pheromone insect controls become feasibleCredit: Photo by Kurt Miller Photography. Riverside, Calif. -- ISCA Global, Inc. has been formed ...
Data mining applied to scholarly publications to finally reveal Earth’s biodiversity
Credit: P Kishor (Plazi) At a time when a million species are at risk of extinction, according to a recent ...
All is FAIR in biodiversity research: Mandatory data audit at Pensoft’s journals
A thorough data auditing workflow ensures that datasets described in data papers across Pensoft's OA journal portfolio are fit-to-use prior ...
Ants fight plant diseases
New research from Aarhus University shows that ants inhibit at least 14 different plant diseases.Credit: Jens Henrik Petersen New research ...
First Genome of Spotted Lanternfly Built from a Single Insect
Credit: ARS-USDA HILO, HAWAII, October 16, 2019--Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, in cooperation with Pacific Biosciences and Penn State University, ...
Findings bridge knowledge gap between pheromone sensitivity and courtship
Study in flies links fertility and the response strength of pheromone-sensing neuronsCredit: UC San Diego Just as humans use their ...
In Baltimore, lower income neighborhoods have bigger mosquitoes
Larger mosquitoes better at transmitting disease, put residents at riskCredit: CDC (Millbrook, NY) Low-income urban neighborhoods not only have more ...
Key uncertainties identified for models of mosquito distribution in the US
Understanding model limitations could improve strategies to deal with mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: CDC/ Prof. Frank Hadley Collins. A computational analysis has ...
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