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Chagas Disease: Cure in Sight for Kissing Bug's Bite
February 14, 2013 — Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called "kissing bugs," has begun to spread around the world, including ... > full story -
Epigenetics Research
Developmental Biology
Genetics
Biology
Behavioral Science
Insects (including Butterflies)
Epigenetics Shapes Fate of Brain Vs. Brawn Castes in Carpenter Ants
February 13, 2013 — Researchers found that epigenetic regulation is key to distinguishing one caste of carpenter ants, the “majors”, as brawny Amazons of the colony, compared to the “minors”, ... > full story -
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Insects (including Butterflies)
Agriculture and Food
Food
Zoology
Developmental Biology
Advance Promises to Expand Biological Control of Crop Pests
February 13, 2013 — 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, ... > full story -
Finding 'Mr. Right,' How Insects Sniff out the Perfect Mate
February 13, 2013 — You may want to ramp up your romance this year by sharing a candlelight dinner, a walk on the beach, or even the scent of a perfume, but will that help you find your perfect mate? For one wasp ... > full story -
Reproductive Workings of a Harvester Ant Dynasty
February 12, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have measured how successfully a queen ant establishes new colonies. The work revealed that the queen was still reproducing several decades after ... > full story -
Climate Change Affects the Flight Period of Butterflies in Massachusetts
February 12, 2013 — Biologists have found that butterflies show signs of being affected by climate change in a way similar to plants and bees, but not birds, in the Northeast United States. The researchers focused on ... > full story -
Studying Bed Bug Actions for New Management Tactics
February 11, 2013 — Learning more about the behavior of bed bugs is one approach being used by scientists to identify compounds to help control these pests. The resurgence of bed bugs over the last decade has caused ... > full story -
Asian Needle Ants Displacing Other Aggressive Invaders
February 11, 2013 — Researchers have found that one of the most aggressive invasive ant species in the United States -- the Argentine ant -- appears to have met its match in the Asian needle ant. Specifically, the ... > full story -
To Quiver or to Shiver: Explaining Warning Signal Diversity in Wood Tiger Moths
February 8, 2013 — A central question in evolutionary biology is what causes the diversity of appearance seen in animals of the same species? Diversity is the raw material evolution has to act on, and this is why it is ... > full story -
Animal Magnetism: First Evidence That Magnetism Helps Salmon Find Home
February 7, 2013 — When migrating, sockeye salmon typically swim up to 4,000 miles into the ocean and then, years later, navigate back to the upstream reaches of the rivers in which they were born to spawn their young. ... > full story
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