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Why Scientists Want You to Kill Spotted Lanternflies
As invasive spotted lanternflies continue moving through the United States, local agricultural agencies have launched “If you see it, kill it” campaigns urging people to kill the bugs in order to prevent any further spread across the U.S. In response to the proliferating insect, earlier this week Senator Chuck Schumer (D., NY) called for $22 million more in funding for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that targets invasive species; these are species that aren’t native to an area and can quickly become overpopulated, wreaking havoc on their new environment. “We need to stomp out this bug bef...
Source: TIME: Science - August 19, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Simmone Shah Tags: Uncategorized animals healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Sicien H. Chen, one of the pioneers and founders of Chinese entomology
Protein Cell. 2021 Mar 4. doi: 10.1007/s13238-021-00829-8. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:33665762 | DOI:10.1007/s13238-021-00829-8
Source: Protein and Cell - March 5, 2021 Category: Cytology Authors: Yejing Ge Source Type: research

Insect Experts Say People Should Calm Down About the Threat of ‘Murder Hornets’
Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee. The Asian giant hornets found in Washington state that grabbed headlines this week aren’t big killers of humans, although it does happen on rare occasions. But the world’s largest hornets do decapitate entire hives of honeybees, and that crucial food pollinator is already in big trouble. Numerous bug experts told The Associated Press that what they call hornet “hype” reminds them of the 1970s public scare when Africanized honeybees, nicknamed &l...
Source: TIME: Science - May 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Seth Borenstein / AP Tags: Uncategorized Environment News Desk wire Source Type: news

Amino Acid Utilization May Explain Why Bemisia tabaci Q and B Differ in Their Performance on Plants Infected by the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus
Discussion Research has shown that vectored viruses can alter host plant phenotypes so as to change interactions with other organisms, including interactions between plants, viruses, and insect vectors of viruses (Mauck et al., 2012, 2018; Casteel and Falk, 2016; Eigenbrode and Bosque-Perez, 2016; Mauck, 2016). Insect-vectored viruses can alter many host plant factors, including odors, induced defenses, visual and tactile characteristics, sugars, free amino acids, and secondary metabolites (Bosque-Perez and Eigenbrode, 2011; Casteel et al., 2014; Mauck et al., 2014a,b). In our study, TYLCV significantly altered the free a...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 30, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Docosahexaenoic Acid Increases the Potency of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor in Alleviating Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer ’s Disease-Like Complications of Diabetes
Conclusion In the present study, we demonstrated that sEHI alleviates cognitive and memory impairment associated with diabetes-induced Alzheimer-like complication. The positive effect of sEHI TPPU on memory was associated with a reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain with a parallel decrease in the mRNA level of APP and activity of AChE. The DHA potentiated the effect of TPPU. Edaravone at a higher dose also alleviated memory impairment via decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation. Author Contributions RP, MA, SA, ML, and SG planned the experiments. RP, NB, KG, MA, and SA performed the experimen...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - April 23, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Forensic entomology application in China: Four case reports
We present four cases that use entomological data to estimate postmortem interval (PMI). In the first case, the body was found in an outdoor environment at 26 °C and was at the fresh stage. However, the PMImin estimated using maggots collected from the corpse was more than 68 h. This was certainly an incorrect estimation because the degree of the body decomposition was light, and it may have been caused by flies invading the corpse before death occurred. In the second case, a corpse of an adult male was found in a semi-closed room, and the body was highly decomposed and mummified. In this case, we used Dermestes macul...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - March 10, 2019 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Forensic entomology application in China:Four case reports
We present four cases that use entomological data to estimate postmortem interval (PMI). In the first case, the body was found in an outdoor environment at 26 °C and was at the fresh stage. However, the PMImin estimated using maggots collected from the corpse was more than 68 h. This was certainly an incorrect estimation because the degree of the body decomposition was light, and it may have been caused by flies invading the corpse before death occurred. In the second case, a corpse of an adult male was found in a semi-closed room, and the body was highly decomposed and mummified. In this case, we used Dermestes maculatus...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - March 6, 2019 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of meteorological and geographical factors on the distribution of Phlebotomus chinensis in northwestern mainland China
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - May 29, 2018 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: X. Gao , J. H. Xiao , B. Y. Liu , H. B. Wang Source Type: research

Tracking Trachoma: How The Gambia Is Eliminating an Ancient Disease
PDF Version (4.5 MB) About This Article About This Article Supplemental Material Published: 11 December 2017 Note to readers with disabilities: EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact ehponline@niehs.nih.gov. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days. Published: 11 December 2017 Note to reade...
Source: EHP Research - December 12, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Focus Source Type: research

Insect succession on pig carcasses using different exposure time - A preliminary study in Guangzhou, China
In this study, six piglet carcasses (15–17 kg) were exposed at 6 time points during the day: 11:00, 15:00, 19:00, 23:00, 03:00 and 07:00 on July 20th-July 21st 2006 in Guangzhou, China to investigate the potential effects of the time of day of carcass exposure on body decomposition and insect succession, and also to provide fundamental data on insect succession in summer for this area. The results showed that there were negligible differences in the decay process among the carcasses. We found the carcasses synchronized their decay stage after entering the bloated stage on July 21st. All 6 carcasses entered the remains s...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - August 24, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Insect succession on pig carcasses using different exposure time- a preliminary study in Guangzhou, China
In this study, six piglet carcasses (15–17 kg) were exposed at 6 time points during the day: 11:00, 15:00, 19:00, 23:00, 03:00 and 07:00 on July 20th-July 21st 2006 in Guangzhou, China to investigate the potential effects of the time of day of carcass exposure on body decomposition and insect succession, and also to provide fundamental data on insect succession in summer for this area. The results showed that there were negligible differences in the decay process among the carcasses. We found the carcasses synchronized their decay stage after entering the bloated stage on July 21st. All 6 carcasses entered the remains s...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - August 19, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Seasonal dynamics of the tick Haemaphysalis tibetensis in the Tibetan Plateau, China
Abstract The tick Haemaphysalis tibetensis (Acari: Ixodidae) Hoogstraal is an important arthropod vector widespread in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, and knowledge of its seasonal dynamics is still poor. The current study investigated the seasonal dynamics of the parasitic and non‐parasitic H. tibetensis over a 2‐year period from March 2014 to February 2016 in the Tibetan Plateau, China. During this timeframe, non‐parasitic ticks were collected weekly by flag‐dragging in grassland and shrubland areas, and parasitic ticks were removed weekly from selected sheep. Plateau pikas were captured using traps and examined for...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - June 1, 2017 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: M. LIU, T. LI, Z. J. YU, Z. X. QIU, P. YAN, Y. LI, J. LIU Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Killer hornets in China may be result of warmer weather
Majority of queen hornets normally die in colder months, so small variations in mortality rate can lead to huge growth in nestsHoneybees, hornets and wasps are all able to deliver painful and potentially lethal stings; but while bees are seen as doers of good, wasps and hornets have long been associated with evil.Most deaths occur when a victim is stung repeatedly and injected with large amounts of venom. The hornet's large size – and its ability, unlike honeybees, to sting multiple times – mean that a victim can quickly receive a lethal dose.One possible reason for the recent wave of attacks in China may be increased ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2013 Category: Science Tags: theguardian.com Analysis World news China Animal behaviour Science Source Type: news