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Predator Beetle to Battle Hemlock Pest
Hemlock woolly adelgids
(HWA) -- aphidlike insects
that have destroyed stands
of hemlocks throughout the
East Coast -- were first
identified in hemlocks in
the central Finger Lakes in
... > full story
Termite Creates Sustainable Monoculture Fungus-Farming
Food production of modern
human societies is mostly
based on large-scale
monoculture crops, but it
now appears that advanced
... > full story
Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
A mathematical model has
explained some of the
remarkable features of
mosquito hearing. In
particular, the male can
hear the faintest beats of
the female's wings and yet
... > full story
Like Humans, Ants Use Bacteria to Make Their Gardens Grow
Leaf-cutter ants, which
cultivate fungus for food,
have many remarkable
qualities. ... > full story
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Orphan Army Ants Join Nearby Colonies
November 18, 2009 — Colonies of army ants, whose long columns and marauding habits are the stuff of natural-history legend, are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies in border ... > full story -
Are Sterile Mosquitoes the Answer to Malaria Elimination?
November 17, 2009 — The Sterile Insect Technique, the release of sexually sterile male insects to wipe out a pest population, is one suggested solution to the problem of malaria in Africa. A new article reviews the ... > full story -
Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps
November 17, 2009 — Are ladybugs being overtaken by wasps? An entomologist is investigating a type of wasp present in Quebec that forces ladybugs to carry their larvae. These wasps lay their eggs on the ladybug's body, ... > full story -
Self-Cleaning Silicone Gel Insect Wings
November 15, 2009 — Researchers are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic ... > full story -
New Orchid Deception Found: Wearing the Scent of Hornet's Prey
November 13, 2009 — Orchids are famous for their deceptions. Most of those with nothing of value to offer their pollinators lure them instead with the scents of more rewarding flowers or potential mates. Now, a report ... > full story -
Butterfly Payload to Launch Nov. 16 on Space Shuttle
November 12, 2009 — When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 students across the ... > full story -
Why Nice Guys Usually Get The Girls
November 11, 2009 — For the insects called water striders, the pushiest guys don't always get the girls. New research provides support for the theory of multi-level selection and contradicts previous laboratory ... > full story -
Ants Are Friendly To Some Trees, But Not Others
November 9, 2009 — Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring ... > full story -
Well-Traveled Wasps Provide Hope For Vanishing Species
November 9, 2009 — They may only be 1.5mm in size, but the tiny wasps that pollinate fig trees can travel over 160km in less than 48 hours, according to new research. The fig wasps are transporting pollen ten times ... > full story -
Caught In The Act: Butterfly Mate Preference Shows How One Species Can Become Two
November 6, 2009 — Breaking up may not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be splitting into two distinct species. The cause of this particular break-up? A shift in ... > full story
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