Future food shortages are expected to become exacerbated in many parts of the world. With this in view, sustainable biological techniques are being explored that could increase the yield of cereals and other food crops and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 6, 2022
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A pair of researchers at Kobe College has found that in one species of wasp, cannibalization of sibling larvae is common. In their study, published in PLOS ONE, Yui Imasaki and Tomoji Endo describe the insects and what they ...
LMU zoologists have found the first ever riffle beetle larva in Baltic amber.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 14, 2022
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The way mosquitoes react to predators should be included in disease models, say researchers behind a new study.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 20, 2022
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A team of researchers has discovered a jumping behavior that is entirely new to insect larvae, and there is evidence that it is occurring in a range of species—we just haven't noticed it before.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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All fossils are time capsules. But unlike many other finds, insects encapsulated in amber are often perfectly preserved. "Frequently, their external morphology is as well conserved as if they had been sealed in synthetic ...
Evolution
Oct 28, 2021
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European researchers and industries are putting insects to work—from termites that destroy wooden buildings to insect larvae that are star "poop" composters. Packaging, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and animal feed are just ...
Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2021
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Researchers at the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku, Finland, study insect biodiversity particularly in Amazonia and Africa. In their studies, they have discovered hundreds of species previously unknown to science. ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2021
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Although insect larvae may seem harmless to humans, they can be extremely dangerous to the plant species that many of them feed on, and some of those plant species are important as agricultural crops. Although plants cannot ...
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2021
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Freshwater ecosystems are a priority for environmental scientists because they affect the health of animals and plants on land too—as well as people. They provide food, water, transport and flood control. Freshwater ecosystems ...
Environment
Oct 14, 2020
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