News tagged with tropical insects
Ancient 'monster' insect offers Halloween inspiration
Just in time for Halloween, researchers have announced the discovery of a new, real-world "monster" - what they are calling a "unicorn" fly that lived about 100 million years ago and is being described as ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Analysis reveals malaria, other diseases as ancient, adaptive and persistent foes
One of the most comprehensive analyses yet done of the ancient history of insect-borne disease concludes for the first time that malaria is not only native to the New World, but it has been present long before ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Mental time-travel in birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain types of birds may track army ant swarms using sophisticated memory and the ability to plan for the future.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Research shows it is not about more sunlight and higher temperatures
The tropics owe their stunning biodiversity to consistent year-round temperatures, not higher temperatures or more sunlight, according to a novel survey of insect diversity at different latitudes and at different ...
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Food security for leaf-cutting ants: Workers and their fungus garden reject endophyte invaders (w/Video)
New diseases directly affect human survival and food security, especially as population density climbs. Leaf-cutting ants, one of a few groups of social insects to cultivate crops, have harvested plant material ...
Apr 02, 2009 |
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New miniature grasshopper-like insect is first member of its family from Belize
Scientists at the University of Illinois, USA have discovered a new species of tiny, grasshopper-like insect in the tropical rainforests of the Toledo District in southern Belize. Dr Sam Heads and Dr Steve ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Chemical warfare of stealthy silverfish
A co-evolutionary arms race exists between social insects and their parasites. Army ants (Leptogenys distinguenda) share their nests with several parasites such as beetles, snails and spiders. They also s ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Bt protein found effective against parasitic roundworm infections
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a protein from a soil bacterium used to kill insects naturally on organic crops is a highly effective treatment for intestinal parasitic roundworms. These parasites, which include ...
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Mar 02, 2010 |
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The global impact of climate change on biodiversity
New research led by the University of York which retraced the steps of a 1965 survey on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo has discovered that, on average, species had moved uphill by about 67 m over the intervening years to cope with ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Pest insects to help produce ethanol
Pest insects in tropical rainforests can be a valuable natural asset. So believes Lisbeth Olsson, who is hunting for new enzymes in partnership with Vietnamese researchers.
Mar 27, 2012 |
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A new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice found in Costa Rica
Several periods of field work during 2008 have led to the discovery of a new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice in Costa Rica's high-altitude region "Cerro de la Muerte". The discovery was made thanks to ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Not-so-sweet potato from Clemson University, USDA resists pests, disease
Scientists from Clemson University and the USDA Agricultural Research Service have developed a new variety of not-so-sweet potato, called Liberty.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Disfiguring tropical disease surges in Afghanistan
(AP) -- An outbreak of a tropical disease caused by sand fly bites that leaves disfiguring skin sores has hit Afghanistan, with tens of thousands of people infected, health officials said Friday.
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Oct 15, 2010 |
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Mighty predatory mite and oil sprays may save eggplant production in Micronesia
Guam has been an important military, communication, aviation, and shipping hub of Micronesia for many years. The importation of vegetables from Korea and the Philippines has resulted in the arrival of several invasive mite ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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