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Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in ancient fossil find
A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws in fossil records and has named it in honour of his favourite movie star. View More (2013-05-17)
Flower power fights orchard pests
Washington State University researchers have found they can control one of fruit growers' more severe pests, aphids, with a remarkably benign tool: flowers. The discovery is a boon for organic as well as conventional tree fruit growers. View More (2013-05-15)
What is the role of double-stranded RNA in antiviral host defense systems?
Animals, insects, and plants use a variety of sensing mechanisms to detect invading pathogens such as viruses. View More (2013-05-15)
Entomologist names new wasp species after UC Riverside
An entomologist at the University of California, Riverside discovered a new wasp species in Russia and named it after the university, commonly abbreviated as UCR. View More (2013-05-07)
Tinkerbella nana -- a new representative from the world of fairyflies
Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies, are one of about 18 families of chalcid wasps. Fairyflies occur worldwide, except in Antarctica. View More (2013-04-24)
Fighting disease from within the mosquito: new techniques to help halt the spread of disease
Scientists have revealed a new technique to introduce disease-blocking bacteria into mosquitoes, with promising results that may halt the spread of diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and potentially malaria. View More (2013-04-11)
Ozone masks plants volatiles, plant eating insects confused
Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to researchers from Penn State and the University of Virginia. View More (2013-04-03)
Smithsonian scientists use DNA to quickly unravel relationship between plants and insects
Studying the relationship between plants and the insects that feed on them is an arduous task, as it must be done through direct observation. View More (2013-03-26)
Transistor in the Fly Antenna
Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation towards resources like food, oviposition sites or mates. View More (2013-03-18)
Hovering is a bother for bees: Fast flight is more stable
Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to new research published this month in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. View More (2013-03-15)
New approaches for controlling pesticide exposure in children
New research on household pesticide contamination emphasizes the need for less reliance on pesticides and more emphasis on neatness, blocking cracks where insects can enter and other so-called "integrated pest management" (IPM) measures, scientists have concluded. View More (2013-03-14)
UF study shows spiders, not birds, may drive evolution of some butterflies
Butterflies are among the most vibrant insects, with colorations sometimes designed to deflect predators. New University of Florida research shows some of these defenses may be driven by enemies one-tenth their size. View More (2013-03-13)
Email this pagePrint this page Press Release 13-039 Antarctic and Arctic Insects Use Different Genetic Mechanisms to Cope With Lack of Water
Although they live in similarly extreme ecosystems at opposite ends of the world, Antarctic insects appear to employ entirely different methods at the genetic level to cope with extremely dry conditions than their counterparts that live north of the Arctic Circle, according to National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers. View More (2013-03-13)
UMass Amherst, American Museum of Natural History Researchers Develop Tools for Discovering New Species
For hundreds of years, naturalists and scientists have identified new species based on an organism's visible differences. But now, new genetic techniques are revealing that different species can show little, to no visible differences. View More (2013-03-12)
Bats not bothered by forest fires, study finds
A survey of bat activity in burned and unburned areas after a major wildfire in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains found no evidence of detrimental effects on bats one year after the fire. View More (2013-03-07)
For birds, red means 'go'
New research has shown that certain Australian native flowers have shifted away from using insects as pollinators and evolved their flower colour to the red hues favoured by birds. View More (2013-03-05)
Wild pollinators increase crop fruit set regardless of honey bees
Changes made by humans to the natural landscapes can often compromise ecosystems, which paradoxically are vital for human survival. View More (2013-03-04)
Little did we know about beetle diversity: Astonishing 138 new species in a single genus
The tropics are home to an extraordinary diversity of insect species. How great is it, exactly? View More (2013-02-21)
Advance promises to expand biological control of crop pests
A new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest-resistance concerns of traditional insecticides, scientists are reporting. View More (2013-02-14)
Studying Bed Bug Actions for New Management Tactics
Learning more about the behavior of bed bugs is one approach being used by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists to identify compounds to help control these pests. View More (2013-02-12)
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