However, cattle outdoors are vulnerable to blood-feeding insects, including gadflies and cattle flies. Growing stress from the pain and itchiness caused by the biting bugs can decrease the animals ...

Behavioral strategies for foraging and reproduction in the oriental fruit fly ( Bactrocera dorsalis) are alternative options for resource allocation and are controlled by neuropeptides. Here we show ...

Previously, anti-disease programmes have been used to breed and release non-biting male mosquitoes that are either sterile ..

UK researchers reveal Asaia bacteria's role in speeding mosquito larval growth, aiding global disease control efforts against ...

The hedgehog's primary defense mechanism—curling into a spiny ball ... grow wild to attract everything a hedgehog needs to feed: insects, earthworms, snails, and slugs," she said.

"Especially after May and June, flying insects and biting pests abound, constantly disturbing the ... government took the ...

And – as I have shown in a new study – you’d be absolutely right. That’s because these may be the world’s laziest insects. I ...

With the rapid increase in the global population, a "protein crisis" is expected in the near future, where the supply of ...

Live food is essential for most reptiles and other exotic animals. Insects such as crickets and mealworms provide crucial ...

A study found that a simple brain circuit involving BDNF neurons controls jaw movements and eating behavior, acting like a ...

The study of plants shows that they release organic acids through their roots when they need nutrients. It also reveals that ...