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Published Perfume component helps lure male moth pests - Perfume Component Helps Lure Male Moth Pests



A small amount of a perfume component -- nonanal -- added to a traditional blend of sex pheromones c ...
Published Pheromones influence death feigning behavior in beetles



In the natural world, predators play a significant role in shaping how animals defend themselves. A...
Published Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides - Engineered Plants Produce Sex Perfume to Trick Pests and Replace Pesticides



Tobacco plants have been engineered to manufacture an alluring perfume of insect sex pheromones, whi ...
Published Air pollution impairs successful mating of flies - Air Pollution Impairs Successful Mating of Flies


A research team demonstrates that increased levels of ozone resulting from anthropogenic air polluti...
Published New insights into the complex neurochemistry of ants - New Insights into the Complex Neurochemistry of Ants



Ants' brains are amazingly sophisticated organs that enable them to coordinate complex behavior patt...
Published Reducing their natural signals: How sneaky germs hide from ants - Reducing their Natural Signals: How Sneaky Germs Hide from Ants


Not only humans are social, ants are too. Group members are taking care of sick ones by providing co...
Published Oxidant pollutant ozone removes mating barriers between fly species



Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, des...
Published New research sets trap for potentially deadly sandfly



Scientists have discovered the specific enzyme that a species of sandfly uses to produce a pheromone ...
Published When bugs swipe left - When Bugs Swipe Left: The Fascinating World of Insect Communication


A single protein called Gr8a is expressed in different organs in male and female flies and appears t...
Published Geckos know their own odor - Geckos Know Their Own Odor: A Fascinating Insight into the World of Lizards


Geckos can use their tongue to differentiate their own odor from that of other members of their spec...
Published When a rat smells a rat - When a Rat Smells a Rat: Understanding the Sense of Smell in Rodents



Some animals release chemical pheromones which can trigger behavioral or hormonal changes in other a ...
Published Animals best to suppress personalities for group efficiency - Animals Best to Suppress Personalities for Group Efficiency


Social animals should limit individuality to conform with the behavior of the group, a study suggest...
Published The physical intelligence of ant and robot collectives - The Physical Intelligence of Ant and Robot Collectives


Researchers took inspiration from ants to design a team of relatively simple robots that can work co...
Published Ants have a specialized communication processing center that has not been found in other social insects - Ants Have a Specialized Communication Processing Center That Sets Them Apart from Other Social Insects



Have you ever noticed an ant in your home, only to find that a week later the whole colony has moved...
Published The evolution of honey bee brains - The Evolution of Honey Bee Brains: How They Adapted to Their Environment



Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in t...
Published Symbiotic fungi transform terpenes from spruce resin into attractants for bark beetles - Symbiotic Fungi: Transforming Spruce Resin Terpenes into Bark Beetle Attractants



An international research team demonstrates that the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) u...
Published Genome of voracious desert locust sequenced - Genome of Voracious Desert Locust Sequenced: Insights into Swarm Behavior and Pest Control


The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- those voracious feeders of plague and devastat...
Published Wild bumblebee queens lured and killed in commercial hives - Wild Bumblebee Queens Lured and Killed in Commercial Hives


While testing how well commercial bumblebees pollinate early spring crops, researchers made a surpri...
Published Chemical signal protects migratory locusts from cannibalism - Chemical Signal Protects Migratory Locusts from Cannibalism



Researchers show that the migratory locust Locusta migratoria produces the compound phenylacetonitri...
Published How insects track odors by navigating microscale winds - How Insects Navigate Microscale Winds to Track Odors



Insects use odor plumes -- which travel like smoke and form when the wind blows odor molecules from...