The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will be limited ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 15, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

Humans aren't the only species with a sweet tooth. Research from North Carolina State University shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit – giving us new insigh ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from several countries around the world, and led by Chinese agriculturalist Fusuo Zhang has found that nitrogen deposition over China has increased by over ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 21, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 3 |

(Phys.org)—The spread of white-nose syndrome, an emerging fungal disease in bats, may be determined by habitat and climate, scientists at the University of Georgia have found.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 19, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—It all started with a crab apple tree. Two years ago, a 71-year-old Indiana man impaled his hand on a branch after cutting down a dead tree. The wound caused an infection that led scientists ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 26, 2012 4.7 / 5 (7) 4 |

Two years ago, a 71-year-old Indiana man impaled his hand on a branch after cutting down a dead crab apple tree, causing an infection that led University of Utah scientists to discover a new bacterium and ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 15, 2012 5 / 5 (7) 1 |

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed a law creating a one billion peso (about $24 million) "survival fund" to combat the effects of climate change, a government official said Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 21, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Can organic agriculture feed the world?

Biology - Other

Apr 25, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 1 |

No one knows how they got there. But an invasion of African giant snails has southern Florida in a panic over potential crop damage, disease and general yuckiness surrounding the slimy gastropods.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 10, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 6

Concerns about the worldwide energy supply and national, environmental and economic security have resulted in a search for alternative energy sources. A new University of Illinois study shows Miscanthus x ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jan 19, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 3

(AP) -- Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 10, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Kudzu, a green leafy vine native to China and Japan brought to the United States in the 19th century, has long been cursed by farmers and timber producers for the property and crop damage it can cause.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 27, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in Food Security. Soybean aphid, soybean rust, soybean cyst nematode, Sclerotina stem rot an ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 23, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- An insect with a voracious appetite, no domestic natural predators and a taste for everything from apples to lima beans has caused millions of dollars in crop damage and may just be getting started.

Biology - Ecology

May 20, 2011 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at the University of Toronto have discovered that changes in the Earth's ozone layer due to climate change will reduce the amount of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in northern high ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Sep 06, 2009 2.4 / 5 (14) 5