Entomology News

Genetically Modified Organisms are not something most Americans think about. When I was in Britain five years ago, every other story on the news was about the dangers of GMOs and how they were sneaking into the food supply.

A butterfly's proboscis looks like a straw -- long, slender, and used for sipping -- but it works more like a paper towel, according to Konstantin Kornev of Clemson University.

The mysterious Monarch butterfly, which migrates annually between Canada and Mexico, is now facing a new peril: another insect thriving in Western Mexican forests.

Mayor Donald Cresitello, in his waning days in office, says he's looking into ways to kill bedbugs infesting a Morristown Housing Authority building by either cooking them or freezing them.

Eight years ago, inmates at the Morgan County Jail were crammed in cells - on bunks and on the floor.

Abstract The navigational strategies that are used by foraging ants and bees to reach a goal are similar to those of birds and mammals.

Studies have shown that despite having tiny brains the size of a pinhead insects possess several impressive mental capabilities from the ability to count and categorize objects to the ability to recognize human faces.

FRUIT OF LABOR: With tremendous patience and help from research institutes, a couple managed to make their dream of becoming organic farmers come true By Y. L. Kao CNA Sunday, Nov 22, 2009, Page 2 Lin Chung-chih and his wife, Shih Na-li, hold up baskets of produce at their farm last month.

Preeclampsia linked to reduced thyroid function Two new studies by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institution have revealed that women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life.

In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud noises.

Dead trees in Idyllwild, California. Global warming and the resulting drought have likely doubled the tree death rate over the past 30 years in old-growth forests in the western United States.

The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups.

More safety data would be needed before a new type of influenza vaccine made in insect cells should get approval, federal advisers said on Thursday.

Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 19 Nov 2009 - 13:00 PST American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996 because of the tangible benefits that biotech varieties deliver.

Briefing note: 19 November 2009 Impact of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: US Organic Center report evaluation by PG Economics PG Economics welcomes the Organic Center latest release Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use: the first thirteen years by Charles Benbrook, which confirms the positive impact biotech crops ...

One of two species in the vinegar fly family that's proven harmful to crops has traveled up the West Coast and into Skagit Valley, becoming a threat to small fruit crops along the way.

Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor.

It could very well be one of those good news/bad news scenarios. University of Georgia scientists have discovered a bug that eats kudzu.

Tiny insects could be as intelligent as much bigger animals, despite only having a brain the size of a pinhead, say scientists at Queen Mary, University of London.

National forests can be used as a carbon "sink" with vast numbers of trees absorbing carbon dioxide to help slow global warming, the Forest Service chief said Wednesday, but that goal must be balanced.