Pest and Parasite News

Posted November 26, 2009:

• Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Mosquito Screens Found To Be Cheap And Effective In Malaria Prevention
• Insect Resistance to Bt Crops Can Be Predicted, Monitored and Managed

Posted November 22, 2009:

• Termites Create Sustainable Monoculture Fungus Farming

Posted November 20, 2009:

• On the Origin of Nematodes: Phylogenetic Tree of World's Most Numerous Group of Animals

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Lyme Disease Vaccine? Tick Saliva Found to Protect Mice from Lyme Disease
• The Benefits of Stress ... in Plants

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Are Sterile Mosquitoes the Answer to Malaria Elimination?

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Population Movement Can Be Critical Factor in Dengue's Spread
• In The War Between The Sexes, The One With The Closest Fungal Relationship Wins
• New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form
• Understanding Plant Reactions To Environment
• DNA Barcodes: Creative New Uses Span Health, Fraud, Smuggling, History, More

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Anchovy Parasite Hazard Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish, Study Finds

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Leishmaniasis: New Strategy To Find Drugs To Treat Neglected Parasitic Infection

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Ants Are Friendly To Some Trees, But Not Others

Posted November 5, 2009:

• How Plants And Bacteria 'Talk' To Thwart Disease

Posted November 3, 2009:

• For African Violets, 'Hands Off' Means Healthier

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Terrible Teens Of T. Rex: Young Tyrannosaurs Did Serious Battle Against Each Other
• Spider Mite Predators Serve As Biological Control

Posted October 30, 2009:

• New Insight In The Fight Against The Leishmania Parasite

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Modified Crops Reveal Hidden Cost Of Resistance

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Male Australian Redback Spiders Employ Courtship Strategies To Preserve Their Life
• Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes To Humans Identified

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Cell Death Occurs In Same Way In Plants And Animals
• Learning From Insects: The Race Is On For New 'Bio-Resources'

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Better Blood Screening Process Needed To Prevent Babesiosis Transmission

Posted October 17, 2009:

• Outfoxing Pox: Developing A New Class Of Vaccine Candidates

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Extreme Genetic Variability In Malaria Parasite Found

Posted October 13, 2009:

• First Neotropical Rainforest Was Home Of The Titanoboa World's Biggest Snake
• Parasite Growth Hormone Pushes Human Cells To Liver Cancer

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Drug Eliminates Parasite That Causes Babesiosis In Horses

Posted October 2, 2009:

• Killer Bees May Increase Food Supplies For Native Bees
• Parasite Bacteria May Help Fight Spread Of Mosquito-Borne Diseases
• Gene Behind Malaria-Resistant Mosquitoes Identified
• Children Found To Be Most At Risk From Malaria
• Pathways Of Movement Of Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Described

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Control Of Mosquito Vectors Of Malaria May Be Enhanced By A New Method Of Biocontrol

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Was Mighty T. Rex 'Sue' Felled By A Lowly Parasite?

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Scientists Discover How To Send Insects Off The Scent Of Crops

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Fungus Enhances Susceptibility Of Resistant Malaria Mosquito To Pesticides

Posted September 21, 2009:

• Possible Implications Of Daily Commute And Mosquito-Borne Diseases
• Plant Essential Oil Eyed As Mosquito, Ant Repellent

Posted September 19, 2009:

• Plants Choose Ammunition Carefully

Posted September 18, 2009:

• Conflict Between Plant And Animal Hormones In The Insect Gut?

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Insecticide-Free Method Studied For Control Of Soybean Aphids
• Scientists Cure Color Blindness In Monkeys
• Beans' Defenses Mean Bacteria Get Evolutionary Helping Hand

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