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The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...
In natural and agricultural ecosystems, omnivorous insects are omnipresent. Whether they are 'true omnivores' that require both plant and prey resources to complete their life-cycle, 'herbivores ...
Pest management experts are closely monitoring the spread of corn leafhoppers in agricultural producing regions across the state. Corn leafhoppers, invasive herbivorous insects, are capable of ...
A study finds plant bug species at risk from neonicotinoids, adding to the scientific literature regarding the ongoing insect apocalypse.
more maneuverable herbivores like insects. To guard against herbivorous insects, some plants use a layer of plant hairs, or trichomes (Figure 3d). Trichomes are extensions of the epidermis that ...
The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 89, No. 4, Dec., 2006 Insect Herbivore Faunal Diversity among ... Insect Herbivore Faunal Diversity among Invasive, ...
Research in the Abarca lab combines natural history observations, experimental manipulations both in the field and the laboratory, and implementation of ecological modeling techniques to study how ...