Where bees are, there will be honey (even pre-historic)
Amber from Cretaceous deposits (110-105 my) in Northern Spain has revealed the first ever record of insect pollination. View More (2012-05-15)
Vitamin K2: New hope for Parkinson's patients?
Neuroscientist Patrik Verstreken, associated with VIB and KU Leuven, succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's using vitamin K2. View More (2012-05-14)
Increasing predator-friendly land can help farmers reduce costs
Having natural habitat in farming areas that supports ladybugs could help increase their abundance in crops where they control pests and help farmers reduce their costs, says a Michigan State University study. View More (2012-05-14)
Protein signal is crucial for accurate control of insect size
Two independent groups of researchers have identified a hormone that is responsible for keeping the growth and development of insects on track. View More (2012-05-07)
Insect glands may illuminate human fertilization process
Insect glands are responsible for producing a host of secretions that allow bees to sting and ants to lay down trails to and from their nests. View More (2012-05-04)
Jurassic pain: Giant 'flea-like' insects plagued dinosaurs 165 million years ago
It takes a gutsy insect to sneak up on a huge dinosaur while it sleeps, crawl onto its soft underbelly and give it a bite that might have felt like a needle going in - but giant "flea-like" animals, possibly the oldest of their type ever discovered, probably did just that. View More (2012-05-03)
Global Prices of Pollination-dependent Products such as Coffee and Cocoa Could Continue to Rise in the Long Term
In recent years the economic value of pollination-dependent crops has substantially increased around the world. As a team of researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), the Technical University of Dresden and the University of Freiburg headed by the UFZ wrote in an article entitled "Spatial and temporal trends of global pollination benefit" in the open-access... View More (2012-04-30)
Can behavior be controlled by genes? The case of honeybee work assignments
What worker bees do depends on how old they are. A worker a few days old will become a nurse bee that devotes herself to feeding larvae (brood), secreting beeswax to seal the cells that contain brood and attending to the queen. View More (2012-04-18)
Stoneflies mapped across Ohio, with implications for water quality and nature conservation
Stoneflies, or Plecoptera, are insects that live in water during immature stages, but are terrestrial as adults. They are among the best bioindicators of river water quality and general landscape disturbance. Anglers often model their dry and wet flies (lures) after these insects. View More (2012-04-13)
A bit touchy: Plants' insect defenses activated by touch
A new study by Rice University scientists reveals that plants can use the sense of touch to fight off fungal infections and insects. View More (2012-04-10)
Black flies may have a purpose after all
Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness-creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however, proves that the pesky insects can be useful. View More (2012-04-10)
Plants mimic scent of pollinating beetles
The color and scent of flowers and their perception by pollinator insects are believed to have evolved in the course of mutual adaptation. View More (2012-04-04)
University of Houston study shows BP oil spill hurt marshes, but recovery possible
Crabs, insects and spiders living in coastal salt marshes affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster were damaged by the massive oil spill but were able to recover within a year if their host plants remained healthy. View More (2012-03-08)
Flying jewels spell death for baby spiders
Spider flies are a rarely collected group of insects. View More (2012-03-05)
Hermetic bags save African crop, but not how experts once thought
The hermetic grain storage bags that cut off oxygen to weevils and have saved West and Central African farmers hundreds of millions of dollars by putting the brakes on the insects' rapid multiplication don't merely suffocate them as once thought, a Purdue University study shows. View More (2012-02-23)
New miniature grasshopper-like insect is first member of its family from Belize
Scientists at the University of Illinois, USA have discovered a new species of tiny, grasshopper-like insect in the tropical rainforests of the Toledo District in southern Belize. View More (2012-02-16)
Plants use circadian rhythms to prepare for battle with insects
In a study of the molecular underpinnings of plants' pest resistance, Rice University biologists have shown that plants both anticipate daytime raids by hungry insects and make sophisticated preparations to fend them off. View More (2012-02-14)
How the zebra got its stripes
If there was a 'Just So' story for how the zebra got its stripes, I'm sure that Rudyard Kipling would have come up with an amusing and entertaining camouflage explanation. View More (2012-02-09)
Unraveling a Butterfly's Aerial Antics Could Help Builders of Bug-Size Flying Robots
To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet. View More (2012-02-03)
Available information on the free release of genetically modified insects into the wild is highly restricted
While genetically modified plants have already been introduced into the wild on a large scale in some parts of the world, the release of genetically modified animals is still at a relatively early stage. View More (2012-02-02)
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