News tagged with field crickets

Big Brother in the wild: Natural and sexual selection in wild insect population (w/ Video)

Tracing the success of individual wild insects in leaving descendants is now possible according to new research by University of Exeter biologists using a combination of digital video technology, tagging and ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters, study reveals, echoing ancient Chinese text

Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in quite a detailed list of characteristics ...

Biology /

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists study immune system for better mormon cricket control

(PhysOrg.com) -- Better understanding of the Mormon cricket's immune system could help identify when microbial control agents will be most effective against this pest, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Male crickets with bigger heads are better fighters, study reveals

(PhysOrg.com) -- Observing and betting on cricket fights has been part of Chinese cultural tradition since at least the Sung Dynasty (A.D. 960-1278). This ancient practice has resulted in a detailed list of characteristics ...

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spying on Corn Rootworm Predators Nightlife

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) entomologist Jonathan G. Lundgren, while exploring corn fields at night, has found a very different group of predators than the ones that feed during the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0