Many tropical insects could face extinction by the end of this century due to rising temperatures, scientists say.
... --also known as the stinkbug for the nasty smelling liquid it spews when attacked. There are varieties of the insect in both the U.K. and Kenya. But although the shield bugs in the former may prosper ...
Flowers "wave" at passing insects to get their attention and increase chances of pollination, scientists find.
... scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have submitted a proposal to release a Brazilian insect to control the spread of strawberry guava, a South American tree that has invaded and ...
... scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have submitted a proposal to release a Brazilian insect to control the spread of strawberry guava, a South American tree that has invaded and ...
... to pass on genes - but through relatives instead.
As such, high relatedness between insects has generally been seen as essential for the evolution of highly social behaviour and until recently, kin ...
... . For example, researchers around the world are working on ultra-thin imaging systems based on the insect eye. The principle of hyperacuity has now been successfully incorporated in a technical model.
... why sterile workers evolved in social insect groups and why a honeybee would sacrifice ... recognized that such altruistic behaviour in highly social insect groups was at odds with his theory of natural ...
... in the rate at which different species eliminated it from their tissues.
For the most part, though, insects in the same family were similar when it came to pollution sensitivity.
The study also ...
... for Agricultural Research, the project will help establish us as leaders in organising major insect genome projects."
The project is another example of what can be achieved through collaboration ...
There are natural insect repellents - citronella, lemongrass and rosemary, among them - but when it comes to effectiveness, at least for personal use, the chemical compound DEET is the standard-bearer ...
... , they tend to overestimate the relative numbers of some taxa (mainly "cuter" mammals, birds and reptiles) while underestimating the proportions of less charismatic taxa, such as insects and annelids.
... . There was no significant difference in the number of plain-colored insects between plants with and without activity, according to the study by the Smithsonian's Panama International Cooperative ...
... Museum pride themselves on being able to identify species from around the globe, from birds and mammals to insects and snakes. Yet they can't figure out a tiny red-and-black bug that has appeared in ...
... Museum pride themselves on being able to identify species from around the globe, from birds and mammals to insects and snakes. Yet they can't figure out a tiny red-and-black bug that has appeared in ...
