Scientists identify potential new target for disrupting mosquito reproduction

A longstanding mystery in mosquito biology has been solved, opening a potential new path for controlling mosquitoes and the ...

Insects in the tropics are already near their heat limits. Climate change could push many beyond survival

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...
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Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus

A new UC Davis study reveals previously unknown cell types in the female reproductive tract of Drosophila fruit flies. The knowledge could help in studies of fertility in general, and in managing ...
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Symbiotic bacterium Rickettsia affects the reproduction of a predatory insect, an effective biological control agent for agricultural pests

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...
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Common farm chemical threatens insect survival

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on Australian fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is killing beneficial insects critical for pollination and ecosystem health, new Macquarie ...
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Insect reproduction; [proceedings of the society's second symposium held on 19th-20th September, 1963] Edited on behalf of the society by K.C. Highnam

Cytogenetic mechanisms in insect reproduction / M.J.D. White -- Studies on early stages of insect oogenesis / R.C. King -- Endocrine relationships in insect reproduction / K.C. Highnam -- Feeding and ...
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The evolution of insect mating systems / edited by David M. Shuker and Leigh W. Simmons

"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...