Tag: Entomology

Research at Osaka University on the angle of male flies' genitalia suggests a cooperative evolution of body structure and behaviorCredit: ...

In hives, graduating to forager a requirement for social membershipCredit: Washington University in St. Louis It is a classic coming-of-age ...

Gardeners commonly use nematodes to naturally get rid of harmful soil-dwelling insects. A new study published today in the journal ...

Credit: Adam Rork / Penn State Carabid beetles produce caustic chemicals they spray to defend themselves against predators, and the ...

Temperature-resistant gel helps the eggs of wingless flies survive the extreme conditions of the southern continent.Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative ...

Wallace's giant bee has been rediscovered in IndonesiaCredit: © Clay Bolt : claybolt.com An international team of scientists and conservationists ...

Credit: Photo: Katy Prudic/University of Arizona The viceroy butterfly is a mimic, modeling its orange-and-black colors after the queen butterfly, ...

Credit: Benjamin Chambers Every winter stink bugs infiltrate homes across the United States and two new studies published in the ...

Credit: Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Loss of the heat-shielding forest canopy and the obstacle of fallen trees ...

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A tiny insect, no bigger than the head of a pin, is threatening ...

Openings less than 3-by-7 millimeters prevent most brown marmorated stink bugs from enteringCredit: Mohammed El Damir, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 ...

Credit: Paul Selden LAWRENCE -- Usually, soft-bodied species like spiders aren't fossilized in rock like animals with bones and teeth. ...

Credit: George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The anopheline mosquitoes that carry malaria were present 100 million years ago, new ...

Research on population trends will inform EU biodiversity and agricultural policiesCredit: Martin Warren A major new EU Pilot Project will ...

Detecting the ventilation strategy of honey beesCredit: (Image courtesy of Jacob Peters/Harvard SEAS) If you've ever walked past a bee's ...

According to popular belief, females prefer males with high social status (alpha males) when as partners to continue the race. ...

Researchers have discovered that insects leave tiny DNA traces on the flowers they visit; the newly developed eDNA method holds ...

Credit: Feldmeier, et al. (2018) Tungiasis, a tropical disease associated with poverty, is caused by the penetration of female sand ...

Credit: Barbara Driscoll The abilities of various bee species to disperse influences the pattern of their population's genetic structure, which, ...

Credit: Duvall et al./Cell Unlike humans, who usually get hungry again only a few hours after eating, a female mosquito ...