Pest and Parasite News

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Novel Drug Wipes out Deadliest Malaria Parasite Through Starvation

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Addressing Pain and Disease on the Fly: How Fruit Flies Can Teach Us About Curing Chronic Pain and Halting Mosquito-Borne Diseases
• Inbreeding in Bed Bugs: One Key to Massive Increases in Infestations

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Senses of Sophistication: Mosquitoes Detect Subtle Cues Finding Food, Spreading Diseases
• Global Warming Changes Balance Between Parasite and Host in Fish

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Aggression Prevents the Better Part of Valor ... in Fig Wasps

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Big Pest, Small Genome: Two-Spotted Spider Mite Genome Decoded

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Rainfall Suspected Culprit in Leaf Disease Transmission

Posted November 18, 2011:

• Protection from Severe Malaria Explained

Posted November 17, 2011:

• New Class of Antimalarial Compounds Discovered

Posted November 16, 2011:

• A Poison as an Indicator of Food

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Contrasting Patterns of Malaria Drug Resistance Found Between Humans and Mosquitoes
• Parasitoid Larvae in Caterpillars Affect Behaviour of Moths

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Do Plants Perform Best With Family or Strangers? Researchers Consider Social Interactions

Posted November 8, 2011:

• A List of the Planthoppers of Iran

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Biodiversity Can Promote Survival on a Warming Planet, Mathematical Model Shows

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Brain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Research Team Unravels Tomato Pathogen's Tricks of the Trade

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Analysis Reveals Malaria, Other Diseases as Ancient, Adaptive and Persistent Foes
• Launch of Innovative Research Into Malaria Control Without Insecticide

Posted November 1, 2011:

• 'Protein Microarrays' May Reveal New Weapons Against Malaria

Posted October 30, 2011:

• Mechanics Behind New Cell Cycle That Fuels Growth Described

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Malaria Mosquitoes Putting Up Resistance

Posted October 27, 2011:

• Different Paths to Drug Resistance in Leishmania: Evolution by Changes in Gene, Region and Chromosome Number, Not by Mutation in Genes
• Vaccine for Cattle Offers Hope to Poorest Farmers

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Multiple Malaria Vaccine Offers Protection to People Most at Risk
• New Drug Targets Revealed from Giant Parasitic Worm Genome Sequence

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Dormant Malaria Parsites in Red Blood Cells May Contribute to Treatment Failure, Study Suggests

Posted October 24, 2011:

• Stem Rust-Resistant Wheat Landraces Identified
• Novel Oral Treatment for Leishmaniasis Has Potential to Save Thousands of Lives
• Liver Parasite Lacks Key Genes for Fatty Acid Synthesis: Genome Sequencing of Clonorchis Sinensis

Posted October 20, 2011:

• First Ebola-Like Virus Native to Europe Discovered
• West Nile Virus Transmission Linked to Land Use Patterns and 'Super-Spreaders'
• New Bacteria Toxins Against Resistant Insect Pests

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Antibody Treatment Protects Monkeys from Hendra Virus Disease

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Analyzing the Sheep Genome for Parasite Resistance

Posted October 17, 2011:

• 50 Years of Cereal Leaf Beetle Management Research

Posted October 13, 2011:

• A Step Towards New Vaccines for Most Important Chicken Parasite
• Agricultural Pest Management Program Efficiency Challenged by Information Diffusion Barriers Among Farmers
• Scientists First to Characterize Barley Plant-Stem Rust Spore 'Communication'

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Natural Pesticide Protects Cattle Against Ticks in Africa

Posted October 9, 2011:

• Smarter Toxins Help Crops Fight Resistant Pests

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Chagas Disease May Be a Threat in South Texas, Says Researcher

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Scientists Determine Alternative Insecticide Dramatically Reduces Malaria Transmission
• US Not Taking Basic Step to Prevent Toxoplasmosis in Newborns, Researcher Contends
• The Metabolism of Maize Obeys Parasitic Proteins

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Developing East Coast Fever Vaccine

Posted October 3, 2011:

• A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galápagos: Co-Evolution of Galápagos Mockingbirds and Their Parasites

Posted October 2, 2011:

• New Insight Into Plant Immune Defenses

Posted September 30, 2011:

• Follow the Odor and CO₂: Flight Patterns Reveal How Mosquitoes Find Hosts to Transmit Deadly Diseases

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