Posts Tagged: Scientific Reports

Deadly Citrus Greening Disease: A Better Lure for Asian Citrus Psyllids

If you like or grow citrus, you ought to be worried about the worldwide threat of the deadly citrus...

UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal (center) examines a lure in Mogi Mirin, São Paulo on Brazil’s Independence Day (Sept. 7) with Haroldo Volpe (far right) and Renato de Freitas, both of Fundecitrus.

UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal (center) examines a lure in Mogi Mirin, São Paulo on Brazil’s Independence Day (Sept. 7) with Haroldo Volpe (far right) and Renato de Freitas, both of Fundecitrus.

Of Butterfly Patterns and Genetic Codes

Who knew? You've probably watched those colorful painted ladies (Vanessa cardui) fluttering...

A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, on lantana in Vacaville, Calif. Now researchers at the University of Manitoba have identified the genetic code by which butterflies can assign color patterns to different parts of their wings during development. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, on lantana in Vacaville, Calif. Now researchers at the University of Manitoba have identified the genetic code by which butterflies can assign color patterns to different parts of their wings during development. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, nectaring on lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, nectaring on lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The presence of a predator startles a painted lady, Vanessa cardui. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The presence of a predator startles a painted lady, Vanessa cardui. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How to Have a Rice Day

Rice farmers in southeast Asia don't "have a rice day" when the dreaded brown planthopper is...

This photo shows sesame and the grass, Leersia sayanuka, planted together along a rice field edge in China. Sesame is important because it provides pollen and nectar for the parasitoids. (Photo courtesy of Zhongzian Lu)

This photo shows sesame and the grass, Leersia sayanuka, planted together along a rice field edge in China. Sesame is important because it provides pollen and nectar for the parasitoids. (Photo courtesy of Zhongzian Lu)

The Bad News About the Monarch Population

Good news: The first day of spring. Bad news: The future of the Eastern, migratory population of...

A monarch butterfly nectaring on a butterfly bush in Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly nectaring on a butterfly bush in Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly feeding on a lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly feeding on a lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In the Shift from Nurse Bees to Foragers...

Have you ever thought about the honey bee colony, the transition of nurse bees to foragers? What...

Varroa mite (beneath wing) feeding on a forager (worker bee) as it's nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Varroa mite (beneath wing) feeding on a forager (worker bee) as it's nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)