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Tinkerbella Nana: A New Representative from the World of Fairyflies
April 24, 2013 — A new genus and species of fairyfly, Tinkerbella nana (Mymaridae), is described from Costa Rica. It is compared with the related species Kikiki huna Beardsley and Huber, which holds the record for ... > full story -
Malaria Parasite Protein Identified as Potential New Target for Drug Treatment
April 24, 2013 — Scientists have discovered how a protein within the malaria parasite is essential to its survival as it develops inside a mosquito. They believe their findings identify this protein as a potential ... > full story -
71 New Parasitoid Wasp Species Discovered from Southeast Asia
April 23, 2013 — A recent study of the parasitoid wasp genus Oxyscelio found a total of 90 species present in Southeast Asia. This includes the astonishing number of 71 newly described wasps from across 16 different ... > full story -
Ant Family Tree Constructed: Confirms Date of Evolutionary Origin, Underscores Importance of Neotropics
April 22, 2013 — Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the higher species numbers in the tropics, but these hypotheses have never been tested for the ants, which are one of the most ecologically and ... > full story -
Cocktail of Multiple Pressures Combine to Threaten the World's Pollinating Insects
April 22, 2013 — A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound ... > full story -
Ocean Acidification as a Hearing Aid for Fish?
April 19, 2013 — Scientists report stunning new insight into the potential effects of acidification on the sensory function of larval cobia. The study is the first to use micro-CT technology to examine otoliths while ... > full story -
Weeding out Ineffective Biocontrol Agents
April 18, 2013 — Biocontrol programs use an invasive plant's natural enemies (insects and pathogens) to reduce its population. Most biocontrol programs combine many different enemies. Some combinations of enemy ... > full story -
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Love at First Sniff: Male Moths Go by First Impressions
April 16, 2013 — Entomologists now have an explanation for why we see so many hybrid moths in nature. The team closely examined the behavior and the olfactory circuitry of male moths and found an answer in ... > full story -
Catch Me If You Can: Two New Species of Moth from the Russian Far East
April 16, 2013 — Showing a range of peculiar habits and difficult to be discovered and collected, Ypsolophid moths present an exciting catch for scientists. Russian entomologists have discovered and described two ... > full story -
Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat Than Previously Thought
April 15, 2013 — The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will ... > full story
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