Fruit fly research reveals new insights into insulin production
The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes ...
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How to keep stink bugs out of the house – according to entomologists
Although they won't damage your home, with such an alarming moniker, you probably won't be surprised that stink bugs really do stink. For this reason, they certainly don't make welcome guests in any ...
Web-based app identifies insects around the world and around the farm
A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to ...
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InsectNet technology identifies insects around the world and around the farm
That farmer can snap a picture, use a smartphone or computer to feed the photo into a web-based application called InsectNet ...
Male flies sharpened their eyesight to call the females' bluff
With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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Kenya revives poisoning campaign to curb invasive Indian house crows
NAIROBI ― Introduced to East Africa in 1891, in Zanzibar, to deal with domestic food waste, Indian house crows are now ...
Why Planes Drop Millions of Flies on Panama Every Day
Every day, airplanes fly over the Panama-Colombia border and drop millions of flies from the sky. It's part of an intense ...