Researchers have discovered a social chromosome in the highly invasive fire ant that helps to explain why some colonies allow for more than one queen ant, and could offer new solutions for dealing with this pest.
Biotechnology
Jan 16, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Their name is comical, but when crazy ants infest a neighborhood it's no laughing matter.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2012
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A new species of phorid fly from Thailand is the smallest fly ever discovered. At just 0.40 millimeters in length, it is 15 times smaller than a house fly and five times smaller than a fruit fly.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2012
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The red imported fire ant, one of the most horrifying of the foreign species that have established themselves in the United States, appears to be in retreat.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, scientists have tried to use environmentally friendly fungi to control fire ant infestations.
Biotechnology
Feb 1, 2012
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Kudzu, a green leafy vine native to China and Japan brought to the United States in the 19th century, has long been cursed by farmers and timber producers for the property and crop damage it can cause.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2011
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Genes essential to producing the developmental differences displayed by social insects evolve more rapidly than genes governing other aspects of organismal function, a new study has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2011
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Each December a hardy flock of birdwatchers scatters across Mecklenburg County in North Carolina for the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count, which has tracked bird movements for more than a century.
Ecology
May 11, 2011
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The ants may go marching one by one, but they end up forming a superstructure of thousands -- and together they can form a raft that stretches the boundaries of the laws of physics, according to new research released today. ...
General Physics
Apr 25, 2011
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Red imported fire ant invasions around the globe in recent years can now be traced to the southern U.S., where the nuisance insect gained a foothold in the 1930s, new University of Florida research has found.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2011
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