News tagged with invasive mosquitoes

Midge keeps invasive mosquito in check, aiding native mosquitoes (w/Podcast)

In a drama played out across the southeastern U.S. in containers as small as a coffee cup, native and invasive mosquito larvae compete for resources and try to avoid getting eaten. One of the invasive mosquitoes, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Climate right for Asian mosquito to spread in N. Europe

The climate in northwestern Europe and the Balkans is becoming suitable for the Asian tiger mosquito, a disease-spreading invasive species, scientists said on Wednesday.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climate change threatens tropical birds: study

Climate change spells trouble for many tropical birds – especially those living in mountains, coastal forests and relatively small areas – and the damage will be compounded by other threats like ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Researchers discover 'green' pesticide effective against citrus pests

University of Florida researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars that threaten the citrus industry.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Picky females prefer well-fed males

(PhysOrg.com) -- A good upbringing can make you more attractive to females – if you are a mosquitofish, that is.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research examines virus infection's differing effects on plants, insects

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomato spotted wilt virus can be deadly for many important plants, but have little effect on the plants' small insect hosts. Research by a Kansas State University plant pathologist and two students is examining ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years (Update)

Today IBM formally unveiled the sixth annual “IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (25) | comments 27 | with audio podcast

Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes

The newfound scientific power to quickly "fingerprint" species via DNA is being deployed to unmask quack herbal medicines, reveal types of ancient Arctic life frozen in permafrost, expose what eats what in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Single wild female

(PhysOrg.com) -- The release of a single female guppy into the wild can generate entire new populations, even with no males present, according to new research.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Himalayan farmers give early pointers on climate change

Himalayan villagers have won the backing of climate science for their suspicions that snow cover, water resources and the ecosystem are changing in their region, a study published Wednesday said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Genetically modified fungus could fight malaria

In a cramped London laboratory filled with test tubes, bacteria and mosquitoes, scientists are trying to engineer a new weapon in the battle against malaria: a mutant fungus.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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