No Perfect Fruit: South American Fruit Fly Reveals Life-History Trade-Offs Across Hosts
A comprehensive laboratory study shows that the South American fruit fly experiences pronounced life-history trade-offs across six native and exotic ...
Tag: pest management
Simple Network Models Unite Global Change, Social Dynamics and Biosecurity Management in Scenario Analysis
A new network simulation framework called INApest() integrates pest biology, global change, social dynamics and management interventions to improve biosecurity ...
Exposed oak silkworm eggs fight back with a repellent chemical scent
Oak silkworm eggs laid in the open are protected by the volatile compound 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, which repels parasitic wasps and could ...
Urban Farming Grows Fast, But Land, Money and Skills Hold It Back
A new review finds that urban farming models such as community, indoor, rooftop and vertical farms can strengthen city food ...
Not All Mosquito Candles Are Equal: Lab Test Reveals Which Essential Oil Formulas Actually Repel Aedes aegypti
A new laboratory study finds that only some commercially available essential oil candles effectively repel Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with chemical ...
When Ladybugs Strike, Aphids Grow Wings: New Model Reveals Predator-Triggered Escape Strategy
A new mathematical model reveals that predator presence triggers wingless aphids to produce winged offspring capable of dispersing to uninfested ...
Grid by Grid: New Subpopulation Model Tracks Billions of Aphids Across Whole Landscapes
Researchers have developed a formal subpopulation model within the ALMaSS framework to simulate four major aphid pest species across dynamic ...
Chemical Whispers: How Scientists Jam Bark Beetle Communication to Save Western Forests
A sweeping review reveals how semiochemical inhibitors like verbenone and MCH are being developed, tested, and deployed to protect conifers ...
Spinosad and Cut-Price Deltamethrin Emerge as Top Weapons Against Vineyard-Invading Bush-Cricket
A new study identifies spinosad and reduced doses of deltamethrin as the most effective options against the outbreak bush-cricket Barbitistes ...
Invasive Samurai Wasp Turns Up in Slovenia, Offering New Hope Against a Devastating Stink Bug
A five-year survey in western Slovenia has recorded the first confirmed establishment of the samurai wasp, Trissolcus japonicus, a potent ...
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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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