News tagged with insect control
Scientists use bed bugs' own chemistry against them
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Scientists here have determined that combining bed bugs' own chemical signals with a common insect control agent makes that treatment more effective at killing the bugs.
US wages war on bugs afflicting troops abroad
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fluorescent rodent feces, a promising new mosquito repellant and a better flytrap are all part of a war on bugs designed to protect U.S. troops around the world.
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Taking the sting out of insect disease
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Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers have made a discovery that could open up a new front in the fight against insect-transmitted diseases.
Insect release proposed to control exotic strawberry guava
May 22, 2008 |
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U.S. Forest Service scientists with the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry have submitted a proposal to release a Brazilian insect to control the spread of strawberry guava, a South American tree that has invaded and degraded ...
'Jekyll and Hyde' bacteria offer pest control clue
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Dec 19, 2007 |
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New research at York has revealed so-called ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ bacteria, suggesting a novel way to control insect pests without using insecticides.
Gene silencing may shorten insect lifespan
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Feb 12, 2008 |
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U.S. entomologists have discovered interfering with the salivary glands of insects might result in a shortened life span.
Biologists sequenced red flour beetle genome
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Mar 23, 2008 |
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Most of us hate to find the red flour beetle living happily in the flour sack in our pantries. But for several scientists at Kansas State University, and many others throughout the world, this pest of stored grain and grain ...
Tiny pest-eating insect fights fruit flies
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Dec 06, 2007 |
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Farmers and vineyard owners have a new weapon in their pest management arsenal. A commonly used parasitoid, or parasitic insect that kills its host, has proven to be quite effective in the control of fruit ...
Mother knows best: Females control sperm storage to pick the best father
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have found new evidence to explain how female insects can influence the father of their offspring, even after mating with up to ten males. A team from the University of Exeter has ...
Come fly with me -- Bioengineers map a fly's nerves
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Apr 04, 2008 |
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The nerve cells in a fly’s brain dedicated to analysing visual motion have been characterised in unprecedented detail by scientists.
Scientists discover how to send insects off the scent of crops
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded research, published this week in Chemical Communications, describes how scientists have discovered molecules that could confuse insects' ability to det ...
Entomologists seek fungus to blunt mosquitoes' sense of smell
May 07, 2009 |
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Sick people often lose their sense of smell and their appetite. If this happened to mosquitoes, they would not be able to feed on humans and spread malaria. A team of Penn State entomologists is looking for an insect disease ...
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