The destruction of trees as a result of the ash dieback fungus has been a growing concern among scientists, having seen its rapid spread across Europe since the 1990s.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound environmental, human health and ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 22, 2013 not rated yet 0

We might be what our bacteria eat, says a Cornell entomology professor, who is using the tiny fruit fly to investigate this gutsy idea.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 18, 2013 not rated yet 1

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

Researchers from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and the Natural History Museum, London (Thanit Siriboon, Chirasak Sutcharit, Fred Naggs and Somsak Panha) discovered many new taxa of the brightly coloured ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 15, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

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

The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with well over 1,500 species in over 50 subgenera. A new species, Meg ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 04, 2013 not rated yet 1

In the battle against thrips, Cornell breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a new weapon: a tomato that packs a powerful one-two punch to deter the pests and counter the killer viruses they transmit.

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to researchers from Penn State ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —New research from North Carolina State University finds that higher temperatures found in urban environments are a key contributor to higher populations of insect pests called scale insects ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 01, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org) —The popular new strategy of planting genetically engineered crops that make two or more toxins to fend off insect pests rests on assumptions that don't always apply, UA researchers have discovered. ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 22 |

Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology.

Electronics - Robotics

Mar 28, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1 |

(Phys.org) —Geological processes can affect evidence of the original colors of fossil feathers, according to new research by Yale University scientists, who said some previous reconstructions of fossil ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 28, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 3 |

(Phys.org) —New research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B demonstrates that the secret of bumblebees' capacity for lifting relatively heavy loads lies in the flexibility of their wings. ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 28, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Higher temperatures in cities can be a key driver of insect pest outbreaks on trees in urban areas, according to research published March 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Emily Meineke from North ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 27, 2013 not rated yet 0