Insects (including Butterflies) News
May 21, 2024
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May 15, 2024 Bee and butterfly populations are in decline in major regions of North America due to ongoing environmental change, and significant gaps in pollinator research limit our ability to protect these species, according to a new ...
May 15, 2024 A new article has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators -- such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies -- who are essential for biodiversity conservation, crop yields and food security. The research suggests that many ...
May 13, 2024 While wildflowers and perennials are a must for supporting pollinators, there's no denying the popularity of many annual flowers for their colorful, visual appeal. A new study suggests choosing the ...
May 15, 2024 Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what can we learn from them? A professor is researching those questions to expand our knowledge of materials ...
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May 13, 2024 A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar -- an enzyme from fruit fly testes. The compound could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to ...
May 15, 2024 When tiger beetles hear a bat nearby, they respond by creating a high-pitched, ultrasonic noise, and for the past 30 years, no one has known why. In a new study, scientists lay the mystery to rest by ...
May 9, 2024 A new model for predicting the effects of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa could lead to more targeted interventions to control the disease according to a new study. Previous methods ...
May 9, 2024 In a study of a species of African butterfly, researchers have discovered a previously undescribed molecular mechanism of how the sex of an embryo is initially ...
May 7, 2024 How well bees tolerate temperature extremes could determine their ability to persist in a changing climate. But heat tolerance varies between and within populations, so entomologists examined bee ...
May 1, 2024 Researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they ...
Apr. 24, 2024 A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to examine how temperature might affect transmission ...
Apr. 17, 2024 Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago. ...
Apr. 12, 2024 In the sun-scorched Pilbara region of north-western Australia, scientists have unearthed a mysterious creature from the shadows -- a new ant species ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Artificial Intelligence can be used to detect invasive Asian hornets and raise the alarm, new research ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 11, 2024 Are we missing the forest for the trees? More than timber grows in forests -- including products worth many tens of billions of dollars. Because these goods go unrecorded in official trade ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Ant species living in Boulder's foothills have shifted their habitat over the last six decades, potentially affecting local ecosystems, suggests a new ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Did you know that the world's deadliest animal is the mosquito? And Aedes aegypti is one of the most dangerous. This bug spreads viruses that cause dengue fever, which was recently declared as ...
Apr. 4, 2024 The rusty-patched bumblebee, once common in the United States, has declined from about 90% of its former range. Researchers conducted the first range-wide genetic study of the endangered species to ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Evolutionary biologists have unearthed a new species of tiger beetle, deemed Eunota houstoniana, honoring the Houston region where it predominantly ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have discovered the first species pollinated by sap beetles in the genus Pandanus, a group of palm-like plants native to the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Eurasia. The discovery ...
Mar. 26, 2024 The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The common perception is that the ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Scientists have discovered how honeybees can decipher dances by their hive mates that relay directions to ...
Mar. 25, 2024 The famous work ethic of honey bees might spell disaster for these busy crop pollinators as the climate warms, new research indicates. Flying shortens the lives of bees, and worker honey bees will ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Plant species which are recommended as 'pollinator friendly' in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late for bees, resulting in low colony survival and low production of queens. This ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Spiders that disguise themselves as ants live in many locations around the globe but until now most had been able to avoid detection from fossil researchers as well as ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Researchers examined the developmental processes and reproduction-related behavior of 8 of the 11 families of Dermaptera (earwigs) in detail and compared with those reported in previous studies. The ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Following injury, plants release terpenoids to enhance their defenses. Researchers studying terpenoid-enriched essential oils (EOs) have found that rose EO (REO) can stimulate defense genes in tomato ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Tropical Heliconius butterflies are well known for the bright colour patterns on their wings. These striking colour patterns not only scare off predators -- the butterflies are poisonous and are ...
Mar. 21, 2024 Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutrients crossing their porous borders and flowing back and forth between them. For example, leaves ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Motor neurons are the cells the brain uses to command muscles to act. Scientists typically thought of them as simple connections, much like the cables that link computers with their accessories. Now, ...
Mar. 20, 2024 A new visitor was reported on the coast of Cyprus, thanks to the growing power of citizen science. Researchers collected information and specimens through personal communication with amateur ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Scientists have discovered how female Diadem butterflies have evolved to look like African Queen butterflies to repel ...
Mar. 12, 2024 The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, researchers have ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Oxidant Pollutant Ozone Removes Mating Barriers Between Fly Species
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Biologists Uncover New Species of Tiger Beetle: Eunota Houstoniana
- Sap Beetles Vs Wind: What Pollinates Screw Pines?
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Bees Use Antennae to Decode Hive Mates' Dances in the Dark
- Honey Bees at Risk for Colony Collapse from Longer, Warmer Fall Seasons
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Bees Need Food Up to a Month Earlier Than Provided by Recommended Pollinator Plants
- Research Uncovers a Rare Resin Fossil Find: A Spider That Aspires to Be an Ant
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Evolutionary History of the Formation of Forceps and Maternal Care in Earwigs
- Rose Essential Oil: A Safe Pesticide for Organic Agriculture
- How Butterflies Choose Mates: Gene Controls Preferences
- Forest, Stream Habitats Keep Energy Exchanges in Balance, Global Team Finds
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- In Flies, a Single Brain Cell Can Drive Multiple Movements of the Body
- Eyes Open and Toes out of Water: How a Giant Water Bug Reached the Island of Cyprus
Monday, March 18, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- The Sweet Stuff: How Insects Tell Sugars Apart
- Bee-2-Bee Influencing: Bees Master Complex Tasks Through Social Interaction
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- The Veil Varies More Than the Threat: Predator Selection on Variability in Camouflage and Warning Signals
- Birds and Bee Lessons as Pacific Field Trips Also Solve 'Michener's Mystery'
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Butterfly and Moth Genomes Mostly Unchanged Despite 250 Million Years of Evolution
- New Evidence Shows UK Solar Parks Can Provide for Bees and Butterflies
Monday, February 19, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Researchers Learn How Nectar-Laden Honey Bees Avoid Overheating
- Desert Ants: The Magnetic Field Calibrates the Navigation System
Monday, February 12, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Mystery of Moths' Warning Sound Production Explained in New Study
- Smells Like Evolution: Fruit Flies Reveal Surprises in Chemical Sensing
Monday, January 29, 2024
Friday, January 26, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Monday, January 8, 2024
- Preventing the Destruction of Eucalyptus Forest Plantations: Naturally Occurring Pathogenic Fungi to Control the Eucalyptus Snout Beetle
- Some Mosquitoes Like It Hot
- Fastest Swimming Insect Could Inspire Uncrewed Boat Designs
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Friday, December 22, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Insects Already Had a Variety of Defense Strategies in the Cretaceous
- Bugs That Help Bugs: How Environmental Microbes Boost Fruit Fly Reproduction
- Common Insect Species Are Suffering the Biggest Losses
- Wildflowers Increasingly Doing Without Insect Pollinators
Monday, December 18, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Monday, December 11, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Monday, December 4, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- The Venom Preceded the Stinger: Genomic Studies Shed Light on the Origins of Bee Venom
- Flower Power on Indian Farms Helps Bees and Boosts Livelihoods
Monday, November 27, 2023
Friday, November 17, 2023
- Scientists Have Solved the Damselfly Color Mystery
- Nature Photographers Posting to Social Media Help With Protecting Biodiversity
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- 'Alien' Wasps Thriving in Tropical Forests
- First Evidence of How the Asian Malaria Mosquito Is Spreading Drug-Resistant Malaria in Africa
Friday, November 3, 2023
Monday, October 30, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- How Eggs of the Zika-Carrying Mosquito Survive Desiccation
- Bacteria Can Enhance Host Insect's Fertility With Implications for Disease Control
Monday, October 23, 2023
Friday, October 20, 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
- 200-Year-Old DNA Helps Map Tiny Fly's Genetic Course to New Lands, Modern Times
- Honey Bees May Inherit Altruistic Behavior from Their Mothers
- Endemic Malaria Found in High, Dry Northwestern Kenya
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Monday, October 9, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023
- Consistent Metabolism May Prove Costly for Insects in Saltier Water
- How Male Mosquitoes Compensate for Having Only One X Chromosome