First experimental evidence for speedy adaptation to pesticides by worm species
Scientists at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC) and the Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon, in Portugal, have shown that populations of the worm Caenhorabditis elegans become...
View ArticleBedbug genetic study finds possible pesticide-resistance genes
Ohio State University entomologists have conducted the first genetic study of bedbugs, paving the road to the identification of potential genes associated with pesticide resistance and possible new...
View ArticleFighting disease from within the mosquito: New techniques to help halt the...
(Phys.org) —Scientists have revealed a new technique to introduce disease-blocking bacteria into mosquitoes, with promising results that may halt the spread of diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and...
View ArticleHow bedbugs shrug off pesticides and simple measures to deal with it
The bedbug's most closely guarded secrets—stashed away in protective armor that enables these blood-sucking little nasties to shrug off insecticides and thrive in homes and hotels—are on the agenda...
View ArticleKill flies by alternating pesticides, monitoring need
(Phys.org) —Old-fashioned fly swatters may be the most foolproof housefly killer, but for dairy farms, insecticides are the practical choice. Flies spread disease and a host of pathogens that cost...
View ArticleFungus enhances susceptibility of resistant malaria mosquito to pesticides
In areas where malaria mosquitoes have become resistant to chemical pesticides, mosquito-killing fungi can be an effective tool. Fungal spores can effectively infect and kill malaria mosquitoes, even...
View ArticleArtificial light quality affects herbivore preference for seedlings
In horticultural production, growers often depend on systems that use artificial light to produce high-quality transplants. Although the systems are efficient, fluorescent lamps can produce plants with...
View ArticleA widely used bee antibiotic may harm rather than help
Honey bee populations have been mysteriously falling for at least five years in the United States, but the cause of so-called colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still largely unknown.
View ArticleSpider mite genome sequence establishes tools to tackle pest resistance
(PhysOrg.com) -- The tiny two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (only 0.3 mm in size) is a destructive worldwide pest that attacks more than 150 diverse crop plants, including tomatoes, peppers,...
View ArticleA greener way to raise cotton and combat nematodes
(Phys.org) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using molecular tools to help cotton growers cut back on their use of pesticides in controlling one of their worst adversaries: the...
View ArticleGalapagos tomato provides key to making cultivated tomatoes resistant to...
The whitefly is a major problem for open field tomato cultivation throughout the world. Scientists of Wageningen UR together with a number of partners have discovered genes for resistance to the...
View ArticleCarson's Silent Spring turns 50
(Phys.org)—Silent Spring, by marine biologist Rachel Carson, was first published 50 years ago this month, and two Perspective articles in the Ecology section of the journal Science examine the legacy...
View Article'Superweeds' linked to rising herbicide use in GM crops
A study published this week by Washington State University research professor Charles Benbrook finds that the use of herbicides in the production of three genetically modified herbicide-tolerant...
View ArticleNatural fungus may provide effective bed bug control
"And don't let the bed bugs bite" is no longer a harmless adage. In reality today, these bloodthirsty bugs infest thousands of homes. According to a team of Penn State entomologists,...
View ArticleAntibiotic-eating bug unearthed in soil
It's well known how bacteria exposed to antibiotics for long periods will find ways to resist the drugs—by quickly pumping them out of their cells, for instance, or modifying the compounds so they're...
View ArticleResearchers identify genes involved in bedbug pesticide resistance
(Phys.org) —Researchers from the University of Kentucky have identified 14 molecular markers in bedbug genes commonly associated with resistance to pyrethroid, the most popular pesticide used to...
View ArticleUN backs cassava as future global crop
Cassava has huge potential and could turn from "a poor people's food into a 21st century crop" if grown according to a new environmentally-friendly farming model, the UN food agency said on Tuesday.
View ArticleBest of Last Week – speed of light may be wrong, fungus fights resistant...
(Phys.org) —Last week saw the physics community buzzing as a physicist suggested that the speed of light might be slower than thought—James Franson of the University of Maryland posted an article in a...
View ArticleMatching up fruit flies, mushroom toxins and human health
Pulling data from 180 different lines of fruit flies, researchers from Michigan Technological University compared resistance to a toxin found in mushrooms like the Death Cap and Destroying Angel. Their...
View ArticleInsecticide-resistant flies 'rubbish' at courting females
Insecticide resistance sounds like a superpower for the average male fruit fly—but there's a catch.
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