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Until now, scientists seldom studied the response of aquatic insect populations to the removal of non-native trout.
"These highly-mobile predators don't naturally occur in small ...
... live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species. The researchers, ...
... plecoptera that live in the Western Mediterranean, Spanish and Italian scientists have now demonstrated that one of the insect populations of this group is a distinct and, therefore, new species.
... cases warmer flight muscles likely speed the insects' trips home, allowing them to quickly ... efficient foraging are harming Hawaiian spider and insect populations.
Eckles and biology graduate student ...
... , to appear in the July 31 advance online issue of Current Biology, may be useful in controlling insect populations and reducing insect-borne disease. "You observe animals using the sense of smell to ...
... , proving that fruit flies with a normal sense of smell have a survival advantage over those that don't. The findings may be useful in controlling insect populations and reducing insect-borne disease.
Global crop yields have not suffered even though key insect populations have shrunk.
... center of the food web. Insect population crashes can impact higher levels of the food chain. ... problem," he said.
Predators following misdirected insect prey then also can find themselves in danger. ...
... extensions of parks and gardens. These invasive ants eradicate most native ants and other insect populations, damage trees, and in many cases cause economic and social problems by invading people's ...
... then released into the wild, where competition with fertile males reduces the overall insect population. This radioactive version of the SIT has the drawback that the irradiated males are often less ...
... they tore the mulch, leading to further degradation. Furthermore, the weeds hosted a large insect population that reduced the quality of the tomato.
"The [conventional] LDPE mulch provided 100% weed ...
Certain bacteria have learned to manipulate the proportion of females and males in insect populations. Now Uppsala University researchers have mapped the entire genome of a bacterium that infects a ...
... the senior scientist involved in the study. "These findings may lead to ways to curb unwanted insect populations by activating or deactivating genes that play a role in female mating decisions," she ...
... says Dr Sinkins.
Wolbachia have been shown in previous studies to be capable of spreading rapidly through insect populations. When a male carrying Wolbachia mates with a female that does not, the ...
... in the population over time, in contrast to insecticides, which kill a certain fraction of the insect population. The supplement features articles reviewing the history of the technique; ethical, ...
