Maintaining salt balance helps insects avoid frosty fate: Could assist with pest control
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 14:59
in Biology & Nature
For humans, getting chilly is a problem that can usually be solved with a hat and mitts, but for insects it's not so simple. A study led by a York University Postdoctoral Fellow has found that for some insects, the key to cold weather survival is in keeping their salt balance in check, and that finding could help with controlling pests in the future.