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Beekeepers work hard for the honey, despite changing tupelo forest

...lore the degree to which changing river hydrology, exotic pests, land development and other factors are affecting tupelo honey production, an important regional industry that contributes about $2.4 million a year to Florida's economy. The researchers' findings will allow beekeepers to develop collective s...

Butterfly farming to help save rain forest

...unding North Rupununi District is a rich source of exotic butterflies that are sought after by many western butterfly farms and other institutions that exhibit collections of live butterflies. Each individual butterfly pupa that they can ship to one of these customers can be worth between 2 and 5 UK pounds....

Fire ants: Their true story told by the scientist who loves them

...aturally, there's no end to public interest in the exotic transplant ?albeit mostly in the form of fear and loathing. The loathing seems a little unfair, since opportunistic fire ants will devour termites, ticks, weevils, mosquitoes and other major threats to Southern plants, property and people. Like a so...

Common carp sheds new light on surviving in extreme environments

...ents that mimic its effects. "This work shows how exotic animal models can give vital information on how living systems work. The carp is an unusual animal because it routinely copes with very challenging conditions that would harm or even kill lesser creatures. This is because the fish has evolved in sm...

A human taste for rarity spells disaster for endangered species

...are coveted as luxury items--whether for handbags, exotic cuisine, or dining room furniture--or traditional medicines. The exotic pet trade continues to threaten orangutans, monkeys, reptiles, birds, and wild cats, as well as a wi...

Otherworldly bacteria discovered two miles down

...ng "chemical self-nourishment"--have been found in exotic places such as aquifers, petroleum reservoirs, and vents linked to deep-sea volcanoes. Yet these communities all depend at least in part on nutrients that can be traced back to photosynthetic plants or bacteria. The international team led by T. C....

Researchers barcode DNA of Venice museum's vast fungi collection

...alifornia and southwest Oregon. "In the case of exotic plant diseases, DNA information may be used, as it is in criminal forensics, to identify possible culprits and to understand how they were introduced," said Garbelotto. "This provides governments with pivotal information needed to avoid repeated intr...

Fungal factories may save hemlock forests

..., this once-mighty conifer is now succumbing to an exotic pest, hemlock woolly adelgid. First detected in the western US in 1924, the adelgid reached Virginia in the 1950s. An aphid-like insect, the adelgid kills eastern hemlocks within a few years after infestation, feeding on the sap at base of their need...

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

..., this once-mighty conifer is now succumbing to an exotic pest, hemlock woolly adelgid. First detected in the western US in 1924, the adelgid reached Virginia in the 1950s. An aphid-like insect, the adelgid kills eastern hemlocks within a few years after infestation, feeding on the sap at base of their need...

Researchers demonstrate way to control tree height

... trait might be used to help control the spread of exotic and potentially invasive trees that are commonly sold by nurseries. The initial studies were done with poplar, Strauss said. Similar results should be possible in any tree species, but are limited by the lack of research into gene transfer methods...

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