Some plants have evolved fascinating ways to supplement their nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects. These carnivorous plants have developed specialised mechanisms to capture prey, ...

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue, kill thousands of people per year. In 2023 alone, malaria killed over ...

Oikos is a journal issued by the Nordic Ecological Society and is one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in ecology. Oikos publishes original and innovative research on all aspects of ecology.

There are a number of fly-specific pest control options at the store. But this DIY saves money and makes use of a few simple ...

A former bee keeper is calling for a united Auckland front to eliminate the threat of yellow-legged hornets.

Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

28. Hunt, Aaron. In progress. Moth Community Composition in Urbanized Landscapes MS in Entomology. 27. Kennedy, Ashley. 2019. Examining bird dietary choices to ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful. More importantly, some have colourful and elaborate patterns that serve as a defence against hungry predators. There are many butterfly and moth ...

Abstract: The growth of stored-grain insects leads to the loss of quantity and quality of stored grains. Electronic probe traps are the most commonly used devices for real-time monitoring the insect ...

Abstract: Precision farming applications such as biological pest control use yellow sticky traps to catch insects and then classify and count them. A benchmark dataset of yellow sticky traps with ...