Jind’s cotton fields show how war on whitefly can be won
At a time when whitefly attack has sparked farmer suicides in Punjab and Haryana, nearly 250 farmers of Jind district expect bumper cotton crop and that, too, without using pesticides. Like previous...
View ArticleAsh trees under threat if harmful borer beetle finds way to Britain
A tiny beetle could wipe out Britain’s ash trees much faster than the established ash dieback disease which is expected to eventually kill millions of the trees, according to the government’s leading...
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of electromagnetic waves on insects...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of electromagnetic waves on insects and birds, 30/11/2015. The Ministry has issued an advisory on use of Mobile Towers to minimize their impact on wildlife...
View ArticleChanges in large-scale climate alter spatial synchrony of aphid pests
Spatial synchrony, the tendency of distant populations to fluctuate similarly, is a major concern in ecology. Except in special circumstances, researchers historically had difficulty identifying drivers
View ArticleGM insect trials urged for UK
The government should launch a field trial of genetically modified insects, according to a House of Lords report. The Lords Science and Technology Committee says GM could make insects unable to transmit
View ArticleNew Cuckoo Wasp in Northern Europe: New DNA Readings
Though captivating with their bright, vivid metallic bodies, cuckoo wasps are fairly difficult to classify due to similarities among species, and they are known for curious habits that are the basis for
View ArticleWhip Spiders: Eight New Species Found In Amazon Rainforest
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered eight new whip spider species in the Brazilian Amazon, which nearly doubles the number known to inhabit the region. Think you live along?
View ArticleNew spider discovered in Australia is named Brian
Australia's most newly-discovered spider surfs, swims and can catch prey up to three times its own size. The eight-legged insect was revealed at the World Science Festival in Australia, and was given
View ArticleRare wildlife discovered in biggest nature survey along Britain's coast
The biggest survey to date of nature along Britain’s coastline has uncovered a host of “wildlife firsts”. More than 3,400 species were recorded at 25 National Trust locations along the coastline of
View Article2 species of flies discovered in Abu Dhabi
Two new species have been added to the global list of invertebrates after being discovered in Abu Dhabi's Al Wathba Wetland Reserve during regular seasonal trapping carried out of researchers of the...
View ArticlePeacock spiders: scientist finds seven new species of 'fairly cute'...
A scientist with a passion for peacock spiders – only a couple of millimetres long, extraordinarily colourful and “like dogs or cats” in their behaviour – has discovered seven new species. Jürgen Otto,
View ArticleSave the last dance for me: Being cute not enough for this spider when...
A Sydney scientist has discovered seven new species of the tiny Australian peacock spider - a spectacularly colored, three-millimetre arachnid that dances to attract a female mate. Jurgen Otto, with
View ArticleRare moth faces extinction at its last site in England
The dark bordered beauty moth is heading towards extinction at its last site in England, new research has found. The tiny, rare insect is now found only on Strensall Common, an area of protected lowland
View ArticleInsect populations in sharp decline
Every spring since 1989, entomologists have set up tents in the meadows and woodlands of the Orbroicher Bruch nature reserve and 87 other areas in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The
View ArticleMountain pine beetles infest and ravage thousands of acres of forest lands,...
Since 1972, the U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat satellites have been the watchman that never sleeps with spectral bands capturing the subtle turning of green mountainsides into dying forests. From the
View ArticleSuspending a chicken over your bed could protect against Zika virus and malaria
It sounds like a pretty 'fowl' suggestion but the odour of chickens could be the key to preventing malaria or even Zika, scientists believe. Experiments by Swedish and Ethiopian scientists found that
View ArticleQuantifying Tree Loss in Sierra National Forest
Mass tree die-offs are sparking worries of fire in California’s Sierra Nevada range. An outbreak of bark beetles, along with persistent drought in the state, have caused many evergreen trees to wither
View ArticleBiodiversity greater inside Earth's protected areas, study finds
Biodiversity is greater inside the world’s protected areas, scientists have been able to show for the first time. There are 15% more individual plants and animals and 11% more species inside than outside
View ArticleNeonic pesticide link to long-term wild bee decline
Species that fed regularly on oil seed rape such as the buff tailed bumblebee showed more serious declines The large-scale, long-term decline in wild bees across England has been linked to the use of
View ArticleTiny Spider Found Only in Azores Island Lava Tubes Assessed Urgently as...
A tiny subterranean spider (scientifically called Turinyphia cavernicola) — found only in three caves on a single island in the Azores, a mid-North Atlantic archipelago owned by Portugal — has been...
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