Insect (including Butterfly) News

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  Insecticide Causes Changes in Honeybee Genes, Research Finds

  July 2, 2013 — Exposure to a neonicotinoid insecticide causes changes to the genes of the ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Pests and Parasites
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Nature
  Grassland
   
  

  Caterpillars Attracted to Plant SOS

  July 1, 2013 — Plants that emit an airborne distress signal in response to herbivory may actually attract more enemies, according to a new ... > full story
• Virology
  Viruses
  Infectious Diseases
  HIV and AIDS
  Microbes and More
  Cold and Flu
   

  The 'Gold' Standard: A Rapid, Cheap Method of Detecting Dengue Virus

  June 28, 2013 — Researchers are reporting the development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles. The assay is able to detect lower levels of the virus ... > full story
• Behavioral Science
  Nature
  Mice
  Sports Science
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Fossil Fuels
   

  Complex Activity Patterns Emerge from Simple Underlying Laws, Ant Experiments Show

  June 28, 2013 — A new study uses mathematical modeling and experiments on ants to show that a group is capable of developing flexible resource management strategies and characteristic responses of its ... > full story
• Infectious Diseases
  Virology
  Pests and Parasites
  Viruses
  Today's Healthcare
  Invasive Species
   

  Aerial Mosquito Spraying Study Finds No Immediate Public Health Risks

  June 27, 2013 — In what researchers say is the first public health study of the aerial mosquito spraying method to prevent West Nile virus, a new study analyzed emergency department records from Sacramento area ... > full story
• Artificial Intelligence
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Hacking
  Encryption
  Information Technology
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Video Game Tech Used to Steer Cockroaches on Autopilot

  June 25, 2013 — Researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled environment. The researchers are using the ... > full story
• Nature
  Behavioral Science
  Animals
  Neuroscience
  Psychology
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Hunger Affects Decision-Making and Perception of Risk

  June 25, 2013 — Hungry people are often difficult to deal with. A good meal can affect more than our mood, it can also influence our willingness to take risks. This phenomenon is also apparent across a very diverse ... > full story
• Microbes and More
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Bacteria
  Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
  Mice
   
  

  Rotation-Resistant Rootworms Owe Their Success to Gut Microbes

  June 24, 2013 — Researchers say they now know what allows some Western corn rootworms to survive crop rotation, a farming practice that once effectively managed the rootworm pests. The answer to the decades-long ... > full story
• Trees
  Exotic Species
  Botany
  Forest
  Invasive Species
  Nature
   
  

  Ailanthus Tree's Status as Invasive Species Offers Lesson in Human Interaction

  June 24, 2013 — An exotic tree species that changed from prized possession to forest management nightmare serves as a lesson in the unpredictability of non-native species mixing with human interactions, according to ... > full story
• New Species
  Nature
  Mating and Breeding
  Exotic Species
  Extinction
  Biology
   
  

  A Bit of Good Luck: A New Species of Burying Beetle from the Solomon Islands Archipelago

  June 21, 2013 — Scientists discovered a new species of burying beetle from the Solomon Islands Archipelago. Nicrophorus efferens was discovered when one of the authors, Tonya Mousseau, decided to look through the ... > full story

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