Entomology Australia
entomology australia
home of the eca



News


Printer friendly version Print version
Oct 08 This website hits the news!


Oct 08 Giant bird eating spider captured on film


Nov 08 Who needs guns when you have insects?


Dec 08 Invasion of Hairy Caterpillars in Queensland.


Jan 09 Electrical aphid conductors complete the circuit in legume resistance research


Feb 09 Link Between Southern USA Stink Bug And Cotton Disease Explained


Mar 09 New invertebrates found and named in WA


Mar 09 Bugs take drugs!


Mar 09 Wasp bred to tackle livestock pest


Mar 09 UQ students dig up dirt on dung beetle research


Mar 09 Remote diagnostics allow on the spot insect identifications for quarantine


May 09 'Velcro'-like Structures On Flower Petals Help Bees Stick


Dec 09 - First Butterflies in space emerge


Dec 09 - Bagheera kiplingi - the mostly vegetarian spider


Dec 09 - Aggression-Promoting Pheromone Discovered in Flies


Dec 09 - How a Brain Hormone Controls Insect Metamorphosis


Jan 2010 - Nocturnal Vision of Insects Inspires Automakers to Develop Improved Night Cameras


Jan 2010 - Deadly Scorpion Provides Safe Pesticide


Jan 2010 - Poison-taster ants protect the colony


Jan 2010 - No one villain behind honeybee colony collapse


Jan 2010 - Northern Territory Insects: A comprehensive guide by Graham Brown. Now available!


Feb 2010: Deceptively delicious smell of infected squash plants tricks aphids into spreading disease


Feb2010: Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane


Feb 2010: Surprising New Branches on Arthropod Family Tree


April 2010: Hawaiian caterpillars are first known amphibious insects


Mar 2010: Pulling power points way to world's strongest insect - a dung beetle


Mar 2010: Glow in the dark sperm sheds light on reproductive biology, sexual selection and speciation


Mar 2010: Bees face "unprecedented" pesticide exposures


April 2010: Bees see super color at super speed


April 2010: Sand Fly Barcoding in Panama Reveals Leishmania Strain and Its Potential Control


April 2010: Stunning pictures of sleeping insects covered in water droplets


April 2010: World's Strongest Insect Revealed


June 2010: Pathogens Chase Down Migrating Gypsy Moths


May 2010: Aphids make their own bright colors - Insects borrowed genes from fungi to make nutritious pigments


May 2010: Fruit flies turn on autopilot - High-speed video shows how bugs change course in a flash


June 2010: New Species of Large Blue Butterfly Discovered


June 2010: 25 New Beetle Species Found in Turkish Oak Biotopes


June 2010: New rapid, effective system for monitoring mosquito-borne disease


June 2010: From Butterflies' Wings to Bank Notes: How Nature's Colors Could Cut Bank Fraud


July 2010: Researchers Find 'Key Ingredient' That Regulates Termite Caste System


July 2010: Insulin Signaling Key to Caste Development in Bees


July 2010: Pear Pest's Chemical 'Come Hither' Identified


July 2010: Forget mice, elephants intimidated by ants; Swarms on acacia trees keep the mighty beasts at bay


July 2010: New University of Florida cell phone ’app’ lets users identify pests with photos, text


August 2010: Combination of Biological and Chemical Pesticides More Effective Than Expected on Malaria Mosquitoes


August 2010: Artificial Bee Eye Gives Insight Into Insects’ Visual World


August 2010: Aphids, abandon ship


Sept 2010: Tasmanian parasitic wasps to NZ rescue