Ecological traps have the potential to effectively control pest species and inhibit the spread of infectious diseases, according to a University of Maine researcher.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2018
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Purdue University scientists have discovered the switch in plants that turns off production of terpenoids, compounds that play roles in plant physiology and are used by humans in everything from fragrances and flavoring to ...
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2018
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The largest ever genetic study of mosquitoes reveals the movement of insecticide resistance between different regions of Africa and finds several rapidly evolving insecticide resistance genes. Reported today (29 November) ...
Ecology
Nov 29, 2017
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When a Cornell-led team of scientists analyzed two dozen environmental factors to understand bumblebee population declines and range contractions, they expected to find stressors like changes in land use, geography or insecticides.
Ecology
Nov 14, 2017
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"Studies on the risks of neonicotinoids have often focused on bees that have been experiencing population declines. However, it is not just bees that are being affected by these insecticides," said Christy Morrissey, U of ...
Ecology
Nov 10, 2017
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Over the past half century, food production has intensified to meet the growing demand. And as agricultural fields have become ever larger, more pesticides are required to enhance yield.
Ecology
May 8, 2017
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Insecticide resistance sounds like a superpower for the average male fruit fly—but there's a catch.
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2017
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One of the frustrations of fighting malaria is that mosquitoes evolve resistance to the insecticides used to kill them.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 25, 2016
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The global resurgence in bed bugs over the past two decades could be explained by revelations that bed bugs have developed a thicker cuticle that enables them to survive exposure to commonly used insecticides, according to ...
Ecology
Apr 13, 2016
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Purdue University researchers participated in a multi-institute project that sequenced the genome of the common bedbug, a blood-sucking insect that has reemerged globally as a hardy pest capable of withstanding most major ...
Biotechnology
Feb 2, 2016
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