Do potato psyllids migrate from one location to the next, starting in northern Mexico and moving northward as the potato season progresses, or are psyllid populations local?

Biology - Ecology

Jun 27, 2012 not rated yet 0

A botanist brings a species of alfalfa from Siberia, to the United States. His hope? The plant survives, and leads to a new winter-hardy alfalfa. But what also happened during this time in the late 1800's, isn't just a story ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 30, 2012 not rated yet 0

Following herbivory, plants produce jasmonic acid, a hormone which activates several plant defense reactions. Scientists found that leafhoppers can evaluate whether tobacco plants are ready for defense when attacked. If jasmonate-signaling ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Scientists at the University are developing a new plant-based product that could replace fishmeal, reducing the need for farmers to feed fish to other fish at a time when more than 90% of EU waters are at ...

Biology - Ecology

May 15, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

It is important to be able to monitor genetically modified (GM) crops, not only in the field but also during the food processing chain. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Biotechnology shows ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 30, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 0

A plant disease normally found in subarctic climates has been identified for the first time in the UK in buttercups as far south as Herefordshire.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 26, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- A polluted drainage ditch that once flowed with industrial waste from Lake Charles, La., petrochemical plants teems with overgrown, wild plants today.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 22, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 2

Fungal diseases are a major threat not just to wild plants and animals, but to us.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 13, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 2

Exotic palm leaves in your Mother’s Day bouquet may have come from forests in Belize or Guatemala, central America. Export for the flower arranging industry threatens the survival of some of these palms ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 15, 2012 not rated yet 0

Wild bees are important pollinators and numerous studies dealing with pollination of wild plants and crops underline their vital role in ecosystems functioning. While honey bees can be easily transported to ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 29, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, according to an official.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 30, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 12, 2012 5 / 5 (18) 25 |

Dormant seeds in the soil detect and respond to seasonal changes in soil temperature by changing their sensitivity to plant hormones, new research by the University of Warwick has found.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 12, 2011 not rated yet 0 |

A new study has shown that encouraging strips of wild plants at the edges of fields is important for supporting bees and other important pollinators.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 06, 2011 not rated yet 0

African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebra off the grass that fattens their cattle. But a new study by UC Davis and Kenyan researchers shows that grazing by wild animals doesn't always harm ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 22, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |