Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...

Insect sexual communication relies to a significant extent on pheromones, chemical attractants that specifically allow males and females of a species to mate. Sex pheromones are distinctive to males ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

Some insects may struggle to find mates of the same species because increasing levels of ozone pollution are breaking down the smells released by potential partners. Ground-level ozone is a greenhouse ...

On a still night, as the air is thick with silence, the sharp, whining buzz of a mosquito shatters the calm. These blood-sucking insects that disturb people’s deep slumber are also responsible for ...

LONDON & MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biocentis, a life-science company at the forefront of genetic innovation, has raised $19 million to advance its mission of protecting health, agriculture, and ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Vladimir Tarakanov, IAEA Office of Public Information and ...

Biocentis, a life-science company at the forefront of genetic innovation, has raised $19 million to advance its mission of protecting health, agriculture, and biodiversity from the growing global ...