近日，青岛农业大学植物医学学院教师张毅、王杏杏在昆虫学领域TOP期刊《Insect Science》连续发表两项重要研究成果，系统阐明了不同光照环境对豌豆蚜（Acyrthosiphon pisum）定位寄主和取食策略的影响及光谱组成对豌豆蚜的寄主定位、植株滞留及取食行为存在差异化调控。 蚜虫是全球范围内危害严重的农业害虫，其视觉系统在寄主定位和行为决策中扮演着关键角色。尽管黄板诱杀等基于光信号的防 ...

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

For four days in November, Phoenix, Arizona, will be the entomology capital of the world at Entomology 2024. As the planet’s largest yearly gathering of insect scientists, the annual meeting of the ...

Study finds 88% of North American insects haven’t been assessed for extinction risk In A Nutshell The conservation status of ...

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research. Pro-environmental behaviour increases among school ...

The insects flying in circles around your porch light aren’t captivated by the light. Instead, they may have lost track of which way is up, high-speed infrared camera data suggest. Moths and other ...

It’s an observation as old as humans gathering around campfires: Light at night can draw an erratically circling crowd of insects. In art, music, and literature, this spectacle is an enduring metaphor ...