(Phys.org) —U.S. beekeepers lost nearly one in every three honey bee colonies over the winter of 2012-2013, according to an annual survey conducted by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspec ...

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —A team of entomologists from the University of Illinois has found a possible link between the practice of feeding commercial honeybees high-fructose corn syrup and the collapse of honeybee colonies ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 30, 2013 4.6 / 5 (136) 21 |

Ypsolophid moths are a peculiar group of Lepidoptera that attracts attention with their strange preference for a pose of rest. To take a break adult Ypsolophids like to go bottom up with antennae stretche ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

Inspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy, researchers have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and trap the biting insects, according to findings published online ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 09, 2013 4.9 / 5 (12) 6 |

(Phys.org) —Researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture have identified 14 molecular markers in bed bugs that allow them to be resistant to pyrethroid insecticides. Pest control professionals ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 15, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 0

The tropics are home to an extraordinary diversity of insect species. How great is it, exactly? We do not know, but today, researchers at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History published a study on tro ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 20, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

To help decision makers mitigate the consequence of alien plant and animal invasion, an EU-wide database maintains a black list of these unwelcome biological invaders.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 28, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 1

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are helping deployed American troops protect themselves against sand flies, which are major pests in Afghanistan, Africa and the Middle East.

Biology - Other

Nov 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

A former Montana State University student has discovered the rarest ladybug in the United States, according to MSU entomologist Michael Ivie.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 24, 2012 4.4 / 5 (5) 0 |

(Phys.org)—University of Adelaide researchers say a small native wasp that scientists had forgotten about for more than 200 years is now making a name for itself - as a predator of Australia's most common ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 11, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) -- When an insect pierces the surface of a plant to feed, much of the action takes place in the plant's interior. A device called the Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) is a critical tool for peering ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 08, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) -- Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells a moth if the flower is worth a visit, research led by a UA entomologist has discovered.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 30, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

Having natural habitat in farming areas that supports ladybugs could help increase their abundance in crops where they control pests and help farmers reduce their costs, says a Michigan State University study.

Biology - Ecology

May 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have a “proof of concept” that selenium, a nonmetal chemical element, can disrupt the foraging behavior and survival of honey ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 25, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2012 not rated yet 0