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Disease Spread in Ladybugs With Sexually Transmitted Disease
February 7, 2013 — A new study into the spread of sexually transmitted infection in ladybugs has shown that disease risk to large populations cannot be predicted without a full understanding of the disease dynamics at ... > full story -
Pest Uses Plant Hairs for Protection: Trichomes Save Insect from Beetle Predation
February 6, 2013 — Guam cycads' hairy problem allows invasive insect to flourish. Everyone needs to eat. But it's a dog-eat-dog world, and with the exception of the top predators, everyone also gets eaten. To cope with ... > full story -
Biocontrol Research on Brazilian Peppertree in Florida Discovers New Cryptic Species
February 6, 2013 — A species of moth from Brazil that was being considered for biocontrol of the Brazilian peppertree in Florida was sent to a USDA-Agricultural Research Service research entomologist for ... > full story -
Air Pollution Primes Children for Asthma-Related Cockroach Allergy
February 6, 2013 — An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to ... > full story -
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Insect Drives Robot to Track Down Smells
February 5, 2013 — A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate. The robot has been used to characterize the silkmoth’s tracking ... > full story -
Monogamous Birds Read Partner's Food Desires
February 4, 2013 — New research shows that male Eurasian Jays in committed relationships are able to share food with their female partner according to her current ... > full story -
Grooming Helps Insects Keep Their Senses Sharpened
February 4, 2013 — Insect grooming -- specifically, antennal cleaning -- removes both environmental pollutants and chemicals produced by the insects themselves while keeping olfactory senses ... > full story -
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Air Quality
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Impressive Aerial Maneuvers of the Pea Aphid
February 4, 2013 — Pea aphids can free fall from the plants they feed on and -- within a fraction of a second -- land on their feet every time. Oftentimes, the falling aphids manage to cling to a lower part of the ... > full story -
Survival of the Fittest: Predator Wasps Breed at the Expense of Spider Juveniles
February 4, 2013 — A study conducted in Portugal reveals the dark secrets of two wasp species whose larvae feed on ant-eating spiders Zodarion styliferum. The juveniles of the host find their death while hidden away in ... > full story -
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Designer Babies May Explain Insect Sociality
February 3, 2013 — Being able to choose the sex of their babies may be the key to the complex societies built by ants, bees, and wasps, according to ... > full story
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