News articles tagged with 'insect'
Rare alpine insect may disappear with glaciers
— 6 Apr 2011 18:43 | EnvironmentLoss of glaciers and snowpack due to climate warming in alpine regions is putting pressure on a rare aquatic insect, the meltwater stonefly, according to a study recently released in…
Mountain pine beetle marching east from Alberta
— 4 Apr 2011 17:40 | BiologyA University of Alberta-led research team has determined that the mountain pine beetle has invaded jack pine forests in Alberta, opening up the possibility for an infestation that could…
Bats worth billions to agriculture
— 2 Apr 2011 11:16 | EnvironmentPest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the United States likely save the U.S. agricultural industry at least $3 billion a year, and yet insectivorous bats are among…
UGA studies explain spread of invasive ladybugs
— 2 Apr 2011 10:58 | BiologyA University of Georgia researcher studying invasive ladybugs has developed new models that help explain how these insects have spread so quickly and their potential impacts on native…
Smithsonian scientists find declining rainfall is a major influence for migrating birds
— 31 Mar 2011 15:15 | BiologyInstinct and the annual increase of daylight hours have long been thought to be the triggers for birds to begin their spring migration. Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology…
Tree resin the key evidence of current and historic insect invasions
— 28 Mar 2011 15:07 | BiologyA University of Alberta-led research team has discovered that insects that bore into trees as long ago 90 million years, or as recently as last summer, leave a calling card that's rich…
Migrating moths and songbirds travel at similar rates
— 9 Mar 2011 19:53 | BiologyA 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),…
Food forensics: DNA links habitat quality to bat diet
— 4 Mar 2011 14:38 | BiologyAll night long, bats swoop over our landscape consuming insects, but they do this in secret, hidden from our view. Until recently, scientists have been unable to bring their ecosystem…
New study shows ability of transgenic fungi to combat malaria and other bug-borne diseases
— 26 Feb 2011 16:57 | HealthNew findings by a University of Maryland-led team of scientists indicate that a genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody or a scorpion anti-malarial…
Multiple approaches necessary to tackle world's food problems
— 19 Feb 2011 10:18 | EnvironmentResearchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn…