Early bird doesn't always get worm, UNC researcher finds

...r the limited resources provided by their parents. Such competitive disparities caused by hatching or birth order can be found in other animals from beetles to marsupials to humans which sometimes produce their young in series, then rear the resulting offspring simultaneously. But Sockman says up unti...

Parents show bias in sibling rivalry, says study

...les of how family relationships work. Our study looked at how the parent beetles mediate competition between different aged offspring compared to what happe...s feed the young grubs on regurgitated flesh from the carcass. The young beetles are able to feed themselves but they grow more quickly and become larger wh...

Elevated Carbondioxide may Have Negative Impact on Ecosystem

...ted amounts of CO2 the plants became more susceptible to attack by Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica). Furthermore, as these beetles consumed the weakened soybeans, the insects invasive abilities were intensi...

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Blister

.... for a multitude of pharma- ceutical product forms. www. ... Blister beetles produce cantharidin, which is toxic to people and animals. ... Blister beetles are classified in the family Meloidae, order Coleoptera that ... Compar...

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Controlling cucumber beetles organically

FRANKFORT, KYAs the popularity of organic produce increases with consumers, growers need more options to manage pests naturally. John D. Sedlacek and Gary R. Cline (retired) of the Land Grant Program at Kentucky State University led a research project designed to investigate options for reducin...

Novel fungus helps beetles to digest hard wood

University Park, Pa. -- A little known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods according to a team of entomologists and biochemists. Researchers say the discovery could lead to innovative methods of controlling the invasive pest...

Armed beetles find a mate, whatever their size

One species of armed beetle is proving that size doesnt necessarily matter when it comes to finding a mate. The creatures pulling techniques will be revealed in the April edition of the Royal Entomological Societys Ecological Entomology journal. In the world of armed beetles, biggest is usually...

Entomologists play matchmakers for cerambycid beetles

RIVERSIDE, Calif. Cerambycid beetles, also known as long-horned beetles, can cause severe damage to standing trees, logs and lumber. How then might they be promptly detected and their numbers swiftly controlled? Two entomologists have devised a solution based on how male and female cerambycid ...

Sex is thirst-quenching for female beetles

Female beetles mate to quench their thirst according to new research by a University of Exeter biologist. The males of some insect species, including certain types of beetles, moths and crickets, produce unusually large ejaculates, which in some cases can account for around 10% of their body weigh...

Beneficial Beetles Battle Pesky Saltcedar

Tiny beetles that munch on saltcedar leaves, shoots and twig bark are helping stop the spread of this rugged, aggressive weed. Also known as tamarisk, saltcedar was brought into the United States in the 1800s to help control erosion. By the mid-1900s, however, saltcedar had become an out-of-control...

Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are now species of slime-mold beetles -- but strictly in homage

Drinking water during a long-distance race may do serious harm rather than keep you safe from injury if you're drinking too much, according to a cardiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Runners or any long-distance athletes who drink too much water during a race could put themselves at jeo...

Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest

...ntrolling Western corn rootworm", Hiltpold reports. In rows with EβC-producing maize plants root damage was greatly reduced; 60% fewer Diabrotica beetles emerged as compared to rows with non-transformed maize plants. This control efficiency approaches that of conventional synthetic insecticides used to ...

What scientists know about jewel beetle shimmer

...at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta recently discovered jewel beetles change color because of the light-reflecting properties of the cells that m...r to jewel beetles. In one case, researchers in New Zealand are studying beetles to produce a thin, solid mineral, magnesium oxide, which can be ground into...

Symposia selected for Entomological Society of America meeting

...otato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Past, Present, and Future: Integrating Management and Reality The Future of Biological Control of Japanese beetles and Scarab Pests The Larry L. Larson Symposium: New Developments from Industry for Insect Management through Biotechnology and Chemical Solutions ...

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Guam rhino beetles got rhythm

In May 2008 the island of Guam became a living laboratory for scientists as they attached acoustic equipment to coconut trees in order to listen for rhinoceros beetles. A grant from USDA IPM allowed Richard Mankin, a recognized world-class expert on acoustic detection of insects, to travel to Guam...

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Abiogenesis

...sis held until about two centuries ago. Ross wrote: "So may he (Sir Thomas Browne) doubt whether in cheese and timber worms are generated; or if beetles and wasps in cows' dung; or if butterflies , locusts , grasshoppers , shell-fish , snails , eels , and such like, be procreated of putrefied mat...

Cladistics

...fying characteristics of a clade are called synapomorphies (shared, derived characters). For instance, hardened front wings are a synapomorphy of beetles , while circinate vernation , or the unrolling of new fronds, is a synapomorphy of ferns . Several more terms are defined for the description of c...

Entomology

...a family of insects, and a number of these subspecialties have their own names, derived from the scientific name of the group: Coleopterology - beetles Lepidopterology - moths and butterflies Myrmecology - ants Organizations Like other scientific specialties, entomologists have a...

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Symbiosis

... Symbiosis is a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or ... Pollination Symbiosis : Nectar guides. Bottle gentians. Dung beetles and ... Symbiosis Welcomes You! A branch of the ever growing Symbiosis Society, ... Recently Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce was ranke...

Chitin

...orward Guide: What is Chitin ? ... Less famously, chitin is used for the radula (teeth) of mollusks, and the beak ... Have you ever wondered how beetles and crabs get their shells? Read here to learn all about chitin . ... Chitin is a polymer that can be found in anything from ... chitin – Dict...