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Agriculture Entomology
Agricultural entomology is a subdivision of entomology and focuses on the study of pests and beneficial insects of field crops, fruits and vegetables. It also includes non-insect pests such as invertebrates and vertebrates.
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OCT 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2021Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since earlier this year, agriculture and food production in the developing world have been taking heavy damages from an ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 16, 2020Plants & Animals
In the wild, bees rely on the flora and fauna in their environment to survive. Networks of plants and their pollinators ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that bumblebees depend heavily on pollen for their unique worker-centric lifestyles. In fact, whene ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2019Microbiology
Probiotics have been shown to protect honey bees from a pathogenic bacterium that can wreak havoc on hives.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2019Microbiology
Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes Rift Valley Fever, which is usually seen in cattle but can infect people.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers took a biomedical approach to examine the impact of two different pesticides on gene expression in bees.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2019Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Bee populations are in decline all over the globe, raising serious concerns about their current situation among conserva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
Bye to the ban on neonics, bye to the bees An Obama-era ban on the use of neonicotinoids, pesticides which are known for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 19, 2017Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2017Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2017Plants & Animals
We’ve known for a while that pesticides can have a negative impact on living bumblebees, but new research into how ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 16, 2017Plants & Animals
With bumblebee populations on the decline, many are wondering what we can do to help overturn the problem. To begin, you ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
By knocking out a gene in male mosquitos' testes, researchers demonstrate a powerful population control technique.
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since earlier this year, agriculture and food production in the developing world have been taking heavy damages from an
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 16, 2020
Plants & Animals
In the wild, bees rely on the flora and fauna in their environment to survive. Networks of plants and their pollinators
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that bumblebees depend heavily on pollen for their unique worker-centric lifestyles. In fact, whene
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cape honey bees are found in South Africa, and while they look similar, they are very different from other subspecies of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics have been shown to protect honey bees from a pathogenic bacterium that can wreak havoc on hives.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2019
Microbiology
Mosquitoes spread the virus that causes Rift Valley Fever, which is usually seen in cattle but can infect people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers took a biomedical approach to examine the impact of two different pesticides on gene expression in bees.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2019
Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence and characterize the genomes of all known eukaryotes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bee populations are in decline all over the globe, raising serious concerns about their current situation among conserva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Bye to the ban on neonics, bye to the bees An Obama-era ban on the use of neonicotinoids, pesticides which are known for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
As gross as many people think they are, insects are vital to the fragile ecosystem around us. Unfortunately, pollinators
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
Honeybees have been hit by some hard times these last couple of decades. Heavy pesticide usage, colony collapse, and inv
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Mankind may know how to farm, but as history shows, ants have been doing it long before humans even walked the Earth; pe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2017
Plants & Animals
We’ve known for a while that pesticides can have a negative impact on living bumblebees, but new research into how
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
With bumblebee populations on the decline, many are wondering what we can do to help overturn the problem. To begin, you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard