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Honey bee researcher Gene Robinson elected to National Academy of Medicine
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Entomology professor Gene Robinson, an international leader in honey bee research, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine 'for pioneering contributions to understanding the roles of genes in social behavior.'
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New insights on mosquitoes that spread disease
(Wiley) The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is a highly invasive species and a vector of multiple pathogens including various viruses, such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. A new Medical and Veterinary Entomology study that evaluated the relationship between the mosquito's presence and habitat variables at a small scale provides important information for planning effective prevention and control campaigns.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Genetic changes help mosquitoes survive pesticide attacks
(University of California - Riverside) The fascinating array of genetic changes that confer pesticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes is reviewed in an article published today in Trends in Parasitology. The paper is written by Colince Kamdem, a postdoctoral scholar, and two colleagues from the Department of Entomology at the University of California, Riverside. The findings highlight the interplay between human interventions, mosquito evolution, and disease outcomes, and will help scientists develop new strategies to overcome pesticide resistance.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Swiss-born rebranded Alpine Entomology journal joins Pensoft's open access portfolio
(Pensoft Publishers) Formerly-known as Journal of the Swiss Entomological Society, Alpine Entomology is the latest renowned historical scientific journal to join the lines of Pensoft's titles. Rebranded to reflect the shift in its scope and focus, the journal has simultaneously been updated with a long list of high-tech perks and brand new looks thanks to ARPHA - the Pensoft-developed innovative journal publishing platform. The first issue resulting from the partnership is now available on the journal's new website.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
In urban Baltimore, poor neighborhoods have more mosquitoes
(Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies) A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology reports that in Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhoods with high levels of residential abandonment are hotspots for tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus). This environmental injustice may leave low-income urban residents more vulnerable to mosquito-borne disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
The value of nutrition and exercise, according to a moth
(University of Arizona) How can animals that feed mostly on sugar embark on migrations spanning continents? What looked like flawed scientific data led to an unexpected discovery, thanks to the tenacity of a group of biologists in the UA's Department of Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Will insects be the food of the future? Find out at ICE 2016
(Entomological Society of America) At the 2016 International Congress of Entomology, which will be held Sept. 25-30 in Orlando, entomophagy -- the eating of insects -- will be discussed during three different symposia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Sulfoxaflor found to be less harmful to insect predators than broad-spectrum insecticides
(Entomological Society of America) A new study appearing in the Journal of Economic Entomology has found that the selective insecticide sulfoxaflor is just as effective at controlling soybean aphids (Aphis glycines) as broad-spectrum insecticides, without causing significant harm to some beneficial predators of the aphid.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 17, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika and Dengue by county
(Entomological Society of America) A new article published in the Journal of Medical Entomology features maps of counties in the United States where the mosquitoes known as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus have been recorded.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New research shows how different strains of bed bugs resist insecticides
(Entomological Society of America) In a new paper published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, Australian scientists describe how bed bugs are able to resist pyrethroid insecticides via metabolic detoxification, the process by which bed bugs break down insecticides.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New black fly species discovered in Indonesia
(Entomological Society of America) A new species of black fly has been discovered in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. The new species, which belongs to the family Simuliidae, is described in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New genus and five new flea species discovered in Indonesia
(Entomological Society of America) A new genus of flea and its five new species have been described in an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology. Four of the species were collected on the island of Sulawesi and the fifth was collected in the Indonesian province of West Papua on the island of New Guinea.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Global warming may affect pesticide effectiveness
(Entomological Society of America) The effectiveness of permethrin, an important mosquito-fighting insecticide, may be impaired by global warming, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
A tick that feeds on birds may increase the range of Lyme disease
(Entomological Society of America) A tick that is not known to bite people may play a role in the transmission of Lyme disease, according to an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Cuba's Dr. Juan Bisset to speak at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology in Orlando
(Entomological Society of America) Dr. Juan Andrés Bisset, one of Cuba's leading entomologists, will be a featured speaker at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016) in Orlando, Florida.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
