News tagged with moth
Invasive Nettle Moth Triggers Hawaii Research
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like children everywhere, kids in Hawaii love to run barefoot through tall grass. But an invasive pest called the nettle moth caterpillar can take the fun out of this simple childhood pleasure, ...
Beneficial Nocturnal Insects Help Combat Pests in Texas
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Texas are staying up late to search for beneficial insects that feed on crops pest eggs at night.
New report: Light brown apple moth classification for eradication and quarantine was justified
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A new report from the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is within its broad regulatory authority to classify California's invasive ...
Moths cloaked in color
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Travelers to the neotropics -- the tropical lands of the Americas -- might be forgiven for thinking that all of the colorful insects flittering over sunny puddles or among dense forest understory are butterflies. ...
Researchers to mimic nature's probes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University researchers $2 million to study ways to mimic the suction mechanism used by butterflies and moths to feed so that the same method can be used in medical diagnostics. ...
Missouri and Kansas are releasing alien insects to do battle with invasive plants
Aug 04, 2009 |
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An alien plant species has invaded Missouri and is threatening to overrun crops and livestock pastures. To combat the scourge weed, officials are deliberately releasing two alien insect species to destroy its roots and seeds. ...
Plan to eradicate moth in California causing controversy
Jul 14, 2009 |
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An effort to eradicate the light brown apple moth by introducing sterile males into the population is doomed to failure and will waste millions of taxpayer dollars.
Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains
Jun 10, 2009 |
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University of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich areas in the country ...
How moths key into the scent of a flower
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.
Boosting the numbers of rare moth
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Reading has collaborated with the National Trust on research which has resulted in one of the rarest moths in the UK returning to Derwentwater in the Lake District, nine ...
To survive, tiger moths are bright for birds, click for bats
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Sep 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you ate a spoiled hamburger from a fast-food restaurant, chances are you would be reminded of the experience every time you saw the chain's logo.
