What Will Replace Insects When They’re Gone?
Still, a less abusive association with insects will have to include some new ideas. If we are to intensively farm smaller areas in order to surrender space…
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Air Pollution May Keep Insects From Stopping to Smell the Flowers
“There could also be wider ramifications,” he continues. “For example, pheromones are airborne odors produced by one insect to attract a mate of the same…
Farmers employ AI-powered drones to fight crop diseases, insects
Institutes, farmers and agricultural enterprises in India are employing technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and artificial…
Could Crispr Flip the Switch on Insects’ Resistance to Pesticides?
While the Covid-19 pandemic raged across the world in 2020, another disease was quietly infecting more than 220 million people on the continent of Africa:…
Insects help robots gain better grip
With differently designed feet inspired by insects, robots could also walk over…
Scientists find previously unknown jumping behavior in insects
A team of researchers has discovered a jumping behavior that is entirely new to insect larvae, and there is evidence that it is occurring in a range of…
The Great Danger of the Tiny Bark Beetle
At the same time, the life cycle of the beetle speeds up. These creatures are ectotherms, which means their function depends on the external temperature. If…
New England’s Moose Are Losing the Fight Against Winter Ticks
On an October morning around sunrise, Josh Blouin was standing outside of an old general store in Island Pond, Vermont, 16 miles south of the Canadian…
Biologists Unlock the Secrets of ‘Invisible’ Animals
This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.While trekking through the Peruvian rain forest, an eight-hour…
Eastern Hemlocks Face Extinction. A Tiny Fly Could Save Them
Deciduous forests are made up of many different kinds of trees that lose their leaves every winter—oak, birch, ash, maple, poplar. When an ash tree…