Ancient Insect-Only Gene Family Revealed as Master of Development in Rice Pest
A first systematic functional study in the brown planthopper shows that the insect-only Osiris gene family governs survival, cuticle formation, ...
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Simulations Chart a Sustainable Future for Indonesia’s Cut Rose Capital
A system dynamics model of Batu City, Indonesia's largest cut rose producer, identifies an optimistic scenario of higher prices, lower ...
Bottle Gourd Leaf Extract Matches Synthetic Pesticide in Shielding Cabbage From Looper Moths
A field trial at Hokkaido University found that bottle gourd leaf extract cut cabbage looper infestations by up to 52 ...
Late Planting and Excess Nitrogen Supercharge Cotton’s Worst Whitefly Outbreaks
A two-year Indian field study shows that sowing cotton late and applying nitrogen above recommended rates raises whitefly populations by ...
Sulfonamide Compounds Kill Flesh-Eating Fly Larvae and Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Dual-Action Study
Newly synthesized benzenesulfonamide derivatives show powerful larvicidal effects against Wohlfahrtia magnifica and selective inhibition of drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, with one ...
AI Protein Models Predict a Moth’s Sex Pheromone Before Chemists Ever Extract It
By modeling the structures of odorant receptors from the lily moth's genome and docking candidate ligands computationally, researchers correctly predicted ...
Cotton Leafworm Can Rapidly Evolve Potent Resistance to a Key Insecticide
Laboratory selection over fifteen generations drove the cotton leafworm to more than 400-fold resistance to chlorantraniliprole, with genetic analysis revealing ...
Simple Wooden Perches Turn Snail Kites Into Powerful Allies Against Rice Pest
New research in Ecuador's rice fields shows that adding simple artificial perches boosts snail kite predation of invasive channeled apple ...
Moth Olfactory Receptor Keeps the Same Chemical Codes Across Two Crop Pests
A new comparative study shows that the ionotropic receptor IR75q.2 in two Spodoptera moth pests shares conserved ligand tuning, binding ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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