These Moths Smell Flowers Through Their Wings, Study Finds
Smell is a complicated thing for insects. Research has shown that, despite limited neural capabilities, insects depend on…
Evolution of increased longevity and slowed ageing in a genus of tropical butterfly
Heliconiini maximum reported lifespan data collation Data on maximum reported lifespan for species across the Heliconiini tribe (Table 1…
Scientists Exposed Flies to Crushing Hypergravity. The Results Were Unexpected
Pests are, well, pesky because they simply won’t go away. And in a terrifying turn of events, scientists…
Photo of Parastic Wasp Preying on Butterfly Eggs Wins Entomological Society Competition
Banana skipper eggs being parasitized by a wasp. Overall winner in the ’18 and over’ category. | Photo…
How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When To Emerge?
How do 17-year cicadas, which live underground as nymphs, track the passage of time so they all emerge…
A case of a misleading conclusion: a critical reassessment of the methodological and interpretive flaws of a recent meta-analysis of the vector role of cat fleas in feline hemotropic Mycoplasma species transmission | Parasites & Vectors
Reanalysis of the Thai samples Stored individual flea samples that previously tested positive by Jensen primer-based PCR without…
The 24, 2 hours initiative: a game changer in malaria mortality reduction | Malaria Journal
The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls for at least a 75% reduction by 2025 compared with 2015…
Cyclophilins as key players in protozoan parasite infections | Parasites & Vectors
Barik S. Immunophilins: for the love of proteins. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2006;63:2889–900. CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google…
Mosquitoes and the city: effects of urbanization on Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens captures in southern Spain | Parasites & Vectors
Lowe S, Browne M, Boudjelas S, De Poorter M. 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species. A…
Malaria healthcare service utilization before, during, and 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 sub-Saharan African countries using Generalized Estimating Equation | Malaria Journal
Study design and data source Longitudinal study was conducted using secondary data drawn from two survey datasets: ‘Premise…
Molecular characterization of invasive Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in northwest Iran: Insights into origin, insecticide resistance, and Wolbachia infection | Parasites & Vectors
Paupy C, Delatte H, Bagny L, Corbel V, Fontenille D. Aedes albopictus, an arbovirus vector: from the darkness…
Reconstruction of pectoral musculature in non-avialan paravians and basal birds: implications in the acquisition of flapping flight | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Of the pectoral musculature, we have selected the five muscles (i.e., mm. deltoideus scapularis/major, pectoralis, supracoracoideus, coracobrachialis brevis…