Exotic lice causing balding in California deer
California wildlife officials in say an invasion of aggressive lice is causing deer across the state to go bald and is linked to numerous deer deaths.
Ecology
May 28, 2013
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Study shows sea lice problem widespread
Salmon farms are transferring parasitic sea lice to wild salmon over a much wider region than first thought. That’s the conclusion of a newly published article called Evidence of farm-induced parasite infestations on ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2010
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Lice in at least 25 states show resistance to common treatments
For students, the start of the school year means new classes, new friends, homework and sports. It also brings the threat of head lice. The itch-inducing pests lead to missed school days and frustrated parents, who could ...
Other
Aug 18, 2015
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Of lice and men (and chimps): Study tracks pace of molecular evolution
A new study compares the relative rate of molecular evolution between humans and chimps with that of their lice. The researchers wanted to know whether evolution marches on at a steady pace in all creatures or if subtle changes ...
Evolution
Jan 7, 2014
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Widespread use of chemicals to combat aquatic lice in fish farms has led to resistance in other areas
A team of researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the University of Bergen, the Institute of Marine Research and PatoGen AS—all in Norway—has found that the widespread use of chemicals to ...
Bird louse study shows how evolution sometimes repeats itself
Birds of a feather flock together and – according to a new analysis – so do their lice.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2012
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New promise in sea lice-eating lumpfish
Ballan wrasse and goldsinny wrasse are currently the principal biological weapons to fight sea lice at fish farms in Trøndelag county and further south. As these two species are sensitive to cold temperatures, they would ...
Ecology
Aug 27, 2012
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A new, escape-proof fish cage for a lice-free salmon farm
In October this year, the first salmon were farmed in a new fish production prototype in Trøndelag, Norway. With a rigid steel construction and a water current generator, the new Aquatraz fish cage both prevents fish escape ...
Ecology
Jan 2, 2019
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Effort clarifies major branch of insect tree of life
The insects known as Hemiptera are not a particularly glamorous bunch. This group includes stink bugs, bed bugs, litter bugs, scale insects and aphids. Their closest relatives are thrips, bark lice and parasitic lice. But ...
Evolution
Nov 26, 2018
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Lice from farmed salmon imperil wild salmon, new study confirms
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study on the impacts of lice on wild salmon published today by an independent team of academic researchers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) confirmed what many previous ...
Ecology
Aug 22, 2011
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