Entomology News

In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises.

Dead trees in Idyllwild, California. Global warming and the resulting drought have likely doubled the tree death rate over the past 30 years in old-growth forests in the western United States.

The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups.

More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday.

Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 - 13:00 PST American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996 because of the tangible benefits that biotech varieties deliver.

Briefing note: 19 November 2009 Impact of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: US Organic Center report evaluation by PG Economics PG Economics welcomes the Organic Center latest release Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: the first thirteen years by Charles Benbrook, which confirms the positive impact biotech crops ...

One of two species in the vinegar fly family that's proven harmful to crops has traveled up the West Coast and into Skagit Valley, becoming a threat to small fruit crops along the way.

Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.

It could very well be one of those good news/bad news scenarios. University of Georgia scientists have discovered a bug that eats kudzu.

Tiny insects could be as intelligent as much bigger animals, despite only having a brain the size of a pinhead, say scientists at Queen Mary, University of London.

National forests can be used as a carbon "sink" with vast numbers of trees absorbing carbon dioxide to help slow global warming, the Forest Service chief said Wednesday, but that goal must be balanced.

State agriculture officials have expanded and established quarantines in northern San Diego County to counter two insect infestations.

If you have allergies and take prescription or over-the-counter antihistamines or prescription anti-inflammatories, you may wonder if there's an herbal option for allergy symptoms.

Researchers recently found an insect in north Georgia that has never before been reported in the Western Hemisphere - and its arrival could be both a blessing and a curse.

Humans regard insects as unavoidable pests. I'm sure the insects feel the same way about us, although we're a food source for some while we rarely include them in our recipes.

Insects with minuscule brains may be as intelligent as much bigger animals and may even have consciousness, it was claimed today.

Nov 15, 2009 - Biomimetics is the new science of imitating nature - but why not save a step, and just copy the design directly? That's what Aussie and British researchers did.

A new supplement, published in BioMed Central's open access Malaria Journal , reviews the history of the technique, and features details about aspects of its application in the elimination of malaria.

A rape-crisis telephone line has been set up in Cleveland to field calls from any other potential victims of alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell.

The Alberta and federal governments hope another $25 million will help contain a massive swarm of tree-killing mountain pine beetles before they spread farther east.