entomology

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2023-09-06 @ 16.39.17 ∈ In English

Scientists spice up their anti-mosquito weaponry with mustard
Of the four seed meal types, garden cress proved the most lethal, killing more than 95 percent of mosquito larvae after only 24 hours and 100 percent in less than 48 hours. All seed meals were toxic to the larvae, except for a pennycress treatment that had been heated.
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2023-08-24 @ 13.56.07 ∈ In English

Bold and beautiful: Amazing Creatures in the new LEGO® Ideas The Insect Collection
The natural world is filled with outstanding beauty. From the largest creatures to the smallest, the colors and shapes of nature are often as spectacular as they are diverse, and nowhere is this diversity more on display than in the wonderful world of insects. To celebrate these beautiful creatures, we’re proud to release the LEGO® Ideas The Insect Collection.
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2023-07-26 @ 18.44.06 ∈ In English

Spraying just 12% of the room kills 85% of mosquitoes, study shows
The hotter the room, the further down the mosquitoes tended to rest, as the lower part of the room is typically cooler. Spraying just in this bottommost zone could kill over 85% of the mosquitoes in the house, according to the author's estimates—especially if this zone is colored black, as Aedes aegypti are known to prefer to perch on dark surfaces.
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2023-06-30 @ 13.22.42 ∈ In English

Artificial neural network study explains why biting flies are attracted to blue objects
[The ANN, trained to process visual information in a way similar to that of the fly brain, had] trouble telling the difference between blue objects and animals. This suggested that an inability to distinguish between animals and blue objects is the reason for the attraction to blue objects by flies.
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2023-06-30 @ 13.18.11 ∈ Suomeksi

A new species of mosquito found in Finland, official count of species now at 44
A species of mosquito not previously recorded from Finland has been discovered in the coastal municipality of Pori. Culex modestus has become the 44th mosquito species found in Finland, and the northernmost record of the species in Europe.
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2023-06-27 @ 17.04.08 ∈ Suomeksi

Säkylästä löytyi kadonneeksi luultu uhanalainen kuoriainen – tavattu samalla alueella viimeksi 60 vuotta sitten
Ajuruohokuoriainen oli havaittu viimeksi ja ainoan kerran Suomesta vuonna 1964, silloinkin Säkylänharjulta. Ruotsista ja Norjasta lajia ei tunneta ollenkaan, ja Tanskasta se on hävinnyt.
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2023-05-25 @ 18.46.43 ∈ In English

Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination
A new study in the journal Peer Community in Ecology provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, including ones whose entire life cycles are interwoven with a specific plant that they help pollinate.
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2023-05-16 @ 17.37.02 ∈ In English

Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America
About 100 million years ago, a group of trendsetting moths started flying during the day rather than at night, taking advantage of nectar-rich flowers that had co-evolved with bees. This single event led to the evolution of all butterflies.
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2023-05-03 @ 18.09.10 ∈ In English

Example of tool use by an insect found in Australian assassin bugs
In simply watching the bugs, the researchers noted that both males and females would scrape resin off grass blades and apply it to parts of their bodies—most specifically their forelegs. […] After testing a number of the bugs, the research team found that they were 26% more successful at capturing their prey when the resin was on their bodies.