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  West Nile Virus Passes from Female to Eggs, but Less So from Larvae to Adults

  March 5, 2013 — California researchers monitored WNV in mosquitoes in the field and in the lab, and observed how the virus is transmitted between generations and between insect ... > full story
• Breast Cancer
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  Physical Activity Does Not Protect Against in Situ Breast Cancer, Epidemiological Study Finds

  February 28, 2013 — Non-invasive or in situ breast cancer is characterized by the fact that it does not invade or does not multiply in other cells and unlike invasive breast cancer, it is not benefited by physical ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
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  Decoys Could Blunt Spread of Ash-Killing Beetles

  February 17, 2013 — As the emerald ash borer ravages North American ash trees, threatening the trees' very survival, a team of entomologists and engineers may have found a way to prevent the spread of the ... > full story
• Mating and Breeding
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  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
• Invasive Species
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  Nature
   
  

  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
• New Species
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  Nature
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  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
• Virology
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  Insects (including Butterflies)
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  West Nile Virus Spreading Due to Mosquitoes in Orchards and Vineyards, Experts Warn

  January 30, 2013 — Researchers have linked orchards and vineyards with a greater prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes and the insects' ability to spread the virus to birds, horses and people. The finding is the ... > full story
• Water
  Ecology
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  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Lake Mead Aquatic-Science Research Documents Substantial Improvements in Ecosystem

  January 30, 2013 — Lake Mead National Recreation Area's water quality is good, the sport fish populations are sufficient, and the lakes provide important habitat for an increasing number of birds. This positive trend ... > full story
• Trees
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Exotic Species
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  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Biologists Use Diag Trees to Help Solve Gypsy Moth Mystery

  January 30, 2013 — Working beneath towering oaks and maples, researchers have helped explain an observation that had puzzled insect ecologists who study voracious leaf-munching gypsy moth ... > full story
• Fish
  Fisheries
  Wild Animals
  Marine Biology
  Invasive Species
  Nature
   
  

  Underwater CO₂ Shows Potential as Barrier to Asian Carp

  January 23, 2013 — As the Asian carp population grows and the threat of the invasive species entering Lake Michigan through one of the Chicago canals is monitored, a researcher believes using two barrier methods is ... > full story

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