Invasive insects, fungi, or other pathogens can sweep through entire regions with deadly effect, devastating forests and causing ripple effects...
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(CNN) — Tried meatless Mondays? How about black fly Fridays or scorpion Sundays? New York City-based chef Joseph Yoon started...
Over the past two centuries, thousands of non-native insects have hitchhiked to the United States in packing material, on live...
What LMU zoologists have discovered in samples of ancient amber -- insect larvae with unusual morphologies and larvae of early...
Plants are not entirely at the mercy of their herbivore enemies. Often, chemical defences ensure that the plants are inedible,...
Sawfly larvae protect themselves by secreting cocktails of unpleasant, volatile chemicals intended to repel predators, particularly ants. Researchers can assess...
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and LUT University, Finland, have analysed the extent to which insect protein could help...
Research into insect species can benefit from genetic studies. However, genetic samples can often be difficult to collect in a...
A recent multi-year outbreak of an invasive moth killed thousands of acres of oak trees across southern New England. But...
The Triantha occidentalis was identified by researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The plant,...