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Let Me Introduce Myself -- Leafcutter Bee Megachile Chomskyi from Texas
April 4, 2013 — A new species of leafcutter bee, Megachile chomskyi, is described from Texas, United States. While many other genera within the family chew leaves or petals to build their nests, certain species ... > full story -
Mating and Breeding
Insects (including Butterflies)
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Botany
Behavioral Science
Bumblebees Use Logic to Find the Best Flowers
April 4, 2013 — Scientists have discovered why bees copy each other when looking for nectar -- and the answer is remarkably ... > full story -
New System to Study Trigger of Cell Death in Nervous System Developed
April 3, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new model system to study a receptor protein that controls cell death in both humans and fruit ... > full story -
An Inside Look at Carnivorous Plants
April 2, 2013 — A pitcher plant's work seems simple: Their tube-shaped leaves catch and hold rainwater, which drowns the ants, beetles, and flies that stumble in. But the rainwater inside a pitcher plant is not just ... > full story -
Total Buzz Kill: Metals in Flowers May Play Role in Bumblebee Decline
April 2, 2013 — Beekeepers and researchers nationally are reporting growing evidence that a powerful new class of pesticides may be killing off bumblebees. Now, research points toward another potential cause: metal ... > full story -
Ozone Masks Plants Volatiles, Plant Eating Insects Confused
April 2, 2013 — Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to new ... > full story -
Putting Larval Cobia to the Acid Test: Potential Resistance to Increasingly Acidic Oceans by Certain Species of Fish
April 2, 2013 — Marine biologists have studied the potential effects of ocean acidification on the larvae of cobia (Rachycentron ... > full story -
Reviewing the Work of One of the Greatest Beetle Collectors: Napoleon's General Dejean
April 2, 2013 — A soldier, general and politician, Pierre Dejean found his place in history for a different reason -- as one of the greatest beetle collectors. His figure represents a romantic reading of a fearless ... > full story -
Malaria
Insects (including Butterflies)
Pests and Parasites
Personalized Medicine
Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Mosquito Genetic Complexity May Take a Bite out of Efforts to Control Malaria
April 1, 2013 — New research documents how the genetic structure of African malaria mosquitoes is evolving, which could lead to implications for controlling ... > full story -
Multi-Toxin Biotech Crops Not Silver Bullets, Scientists Warn
March 30, 2013 — The widely used strategy of endowing crops with redundant toxins to fend off pests rests on flawed assumptions, researchers have discovered. Their study helps explain why pests are evolving ... > full story
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