It's lights out for moths, if you like your nightly pollinators
The world at night is never truly dark anymore, but rather lit up with the light of many fake suns.
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Street lighting disrupts pollinating moths
Street lights change the natural behaviour of moths and disrupt nocturnal pollination, new research has shown.
Ecology
Jun 1, 2016
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Bacterial toxin research could improve pesticides and help treat cancer
Research into an intricate toxin delivery system found in bacteria could overcome the problem of pesticide resistance in insects, and might even lead to new cancer treatments.
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2019
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Night-flyers or day-trippers? Study sheds light on when moths, butterflies are active
Butterflies fly during the day while moths travel at night - or so you might think. In reality, their behavior is much more complicated.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2017
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Migrating moths and songbirds travel at similar rates
A study published today (09 March) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B by researchers at Rothamsted Research (an institute of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council), and the universities of Lund (Sweden), ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2011
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Three ways climate change is pushing butterflies and moths to their limits
In any competition, there are winners and losers. In the race to adjust to a changing climate, some butterflies seem to be doing well. But others, less so.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2024
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Like a moth to a street light
A new research project will investigate how street lighting impacts on the many hundreds of species of moths that can be found in Britain.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2014
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Study: How red rot attacks sugarcane
The fungus Fusarium verticillioides is one of the causes of red rot, the most serious sugarcane disease. Losses average around USD 1 billion per harvest in Brazil alone.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2021
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For certain orchids, relatives more important than pollinators in shaping floral attractants
Bees, bats, and moths all follow their noses in search of food from flowers. Plants that rely on such animals for pollination often produce particular chemical scents that attract specific pollinators. However, the ability ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2011
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Green leaf volatiles increase plant fitness via biocontrol
To solve the acute, global problem of securing food resources for a continuously growing population, we must work constantly to increase the sustainability and effectiveness of modern agricultural techniques. These efforts ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2012
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