Image: Why grasshoppers are plaguing Alberta's farms
Western farmers, particularly those in Alberta, have had a rough summer.
Ecology
Jul 28, 2015
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News tagged with grasshoppers
Locusts provide insight into brain response to stimuli, senses
By training a type of grasshopper to recognize odors, a team of biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis is learning more about the brain and how it processes information from its senses.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2015
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Grasshoppers signal slow recovery of post-agricultural woodlands, study finds
Sixty years ago, the plows ended their reign and the fields were allowed to return to nature—allowed to become the woodland forests they once were.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2014
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New grasshopper species named after Grammy winner
A newly discovered grasshopper by University of Central Florida scientists now bears the name of Grammy-award winning singer and activist Ana Lila Downs Sanchez.
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2014
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Grasshoppers update escape response 'real time'
Two grasshopper species have been examined to see if they modify their fleeing strategies when repeatedly approached by a predator.
Plants & Animals
Apr 28, 2014
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New method to extract plant DNA from grasshopper guts improves understanding of plant-insect interactions
Grasshoppers may be small, but the damages they are causing to the U.S. agriculture industry are anything but. Every year, they feed on crops and on rangelands needed for raising livestock, costing landowners millions of ...
Biotechnology
Feb 5, 2014
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UC Riverside entomologist seeks grasshoppers
An entomologist at the University of California, Riverside is seeking grasshoppers of the type commonly found in Riverside for a research study. Called Schistocerca nitens, these grasshoppers are often found on trees and ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2013
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Insects making eco-friendly buzz in Dutch kitchens
Cecile's latest batch of students watched attentively as she launched into the last step of the dish—swirling grasshoppers around in a frying pan before setting them on the coucous.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2013
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Grasshopper mice are numb to the pain of the bark scorpion sting
The painful, potentially deadly stings of bark scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper mice, which voraciously kill and consume their prey with ease. When stung, the mice briefly lick their paws and ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2013
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Five edible insects you really should try
Edible insects are great alternatives to conventional sources of meat as they're cheap, plentiful and excellent sources of protein and fat, as well as vitamins and minerals.
Other
Sep 4, 2013
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