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Media invitation: Insects matter more than ever
Insects are a rapid reaction force. They evolve, whether following Darwin's ideas on natural selection or in response to changing circumstances, and the integral role they play in our world is changing too. Top scientists from across the globe are coming to Reading, Berkshire in July to share their research on how these changes affect our own... view more... (2003-07-09)
Insects cultivate 'antibiotic-producing bacteria' in their antennae
Bacteria live in, on and around us and other organisms with sometimes very beneficial results. For the first time scientists have shown that one species of insect deliberately cultivates bacteria in its antennae in order to protect their larvae from fungal attack. view more (2007-04-02)
Devgen and Monsanto announce collaboration to discover new insect control methods
Today, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and Devgen N.V. announced a research and development collaboration to develop varieties of crop plants with improved resistance against insect pests. view more (2004-09-14)
Slowing insect resistance to genetically modified crops
Genetically modified Bt crops are now widely used in the USA. These crops contain genes from bacteria that make them toxic to some insect pests. A central concern in regulating these genetically modified crops is the risk of insects evolving resistance to the Bt toxins. To reduce this risk, the "high dose/refuge" strategy is now being used, in... view more... (2002-10-30)
National Insect Week 2004
This summer will see the launch of National Insect Week, a new initiative from the Royal Entomological Society which aims to raise the profile of insects among the British public, and to encourage the study of entomology. National Insect Week is sponsored by Castle Cement and has the support of the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum in... view more... (2004-05-12)
'Jekyll and Hyde' bacteria offer pest control hope
New research at York has revealed so-called 'Jekyll and Hyde' bacteria, suggesting a novel way to control insect pests without using insecticides. view more (2007-12-20)
Geographers aim to make Notting Hill Carnival safer
Crowd safety levels at Notting Hill Carnival could be improved this year following research from geographers at University College London, working with traffic planners from the Intelligent Space Partnership. The team have developed a new method of modelling and predicting crowd behaviour. New technology has been used to predict problem areas and... view more... (2002-08-16)
Could Bt transgenic crops have nutritionally favourable effects on insects?
Researchers from Imperial College, England have just shown in a forthcoming article in the journal Ecology Letters, that insect larvae can use an engineered toxin (Cry1Ac) as a supplementary food source. They found that toxin-resistant larvae of the Diamondback Moth developed faster and had a greater pupal weight in the presence of the toxin.... view more... (2003-03-12)
Distant Attraction
Sopow and colleagues report in the February issue of Ecology Letters that a chemical stimulus from a galling insect changes the morphology and physiology of its host to benefit these specialized plant feeders. Galls are atypical plant growths that provide nourishment and shelter for gall-inducing insects. Previous studies could not determine... view more... (2003-01-29)
Alarm pheromone causes aphids to sprout wings
Chemical communication within insect species is often much more sophisticated than expected. When aphids are attacked by predators such as ladybird beetles, they release an alarm pheromone, (E)-ß-farnesene, that has long been known to cause other aphids to walk around or drop from the plant. view more (2005-05-18)
K-State contributions to red flour beetle genome sequencing featured in March 27 issue of Nature
Most of us hate to find the red flour beetle living happily in the flour sack in our pantries. But for several scientists at Kansas State University, and many others throughout the world, this pest of stored grain and grain products is the best organism for studying genetics. view more (2008-03-24)
Natural born repellents
Are you a mosquito magnet? If you are, it's not your sweet smelling blood that attracts them, scientists say - you simply lack a chemical that some humans produce that masks your attractiveness to bugs, tricking them into thinking that you are not a suitable host. "For the first time, we can identify exactly which chemicals the insects... view more... (2004-03-26)
Bumble bees can estimate time intervals
In a finding that broadens our understanding of time perception in the animal kingdom, researchers have discovered that an insect pollinator, the bumble bee, can estimate the duration of time intervals. view more (2006-08-22)
Direct link established between tropical tree and insect diversity
Higher tree species diversity leads directly to higher diversity of leaf-eating insects. view more (2006-07-19)
Secrets of insect flight revealed
Researchers are one step closer to creating a micro-aircraft that flies with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect after decoding the aerodynamic secrets of insect flight. view more (2009-09-18)
Biological invasions can begin with just 1 insect
A new study by York University biologists Amro Zayed and Laurence Packer has shown that a lone insect can initiate a biological invasion. view more (2007-09-12)
Research team discovers hormone that causes malaria mosquito to urinate
Prior to coming to Nevada 16 years ago, David Schooley was a key figure at a small company in Palo Alto, Calif. that developed methoprene, an insecticide that halts the maturation of insect larvae to adults. view more (2005-08-25)
Using insects to test for drug safety
Insects, such as some moths and fruit flies, react to microbial infection in the same way as mammals and so can be used to test the efficiency of new drugs, thereby reducing the need for animal testing. view more (2009-09-08)
Viral hitchhiker inhibits Wolbachia bacteria's ability to proliferate
Scientists studying the widespread symbiotic bacteria Wolbachia have long been interested in its ability to proliferate. view more (2006-05-19)
Researchers uncover world's oldest fossil impression of a flying insect
While paleontologists may scour remote, exotic places in search of prehistoric specimens, Tufts researchers have found what they believe to be the world's oldest whole-body fossil impression of a flying insect in a wooded field behind a strip mall in North Attleboro, Mass. view more (2008-10-15)
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