In a new study, researchers discovered a key process where malarial parasites take up a human blood cell ... Feb. 27, 2025 — An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states ...

suzukii's defenses. "We set out to identify natural parasites of D. suzukii and learn how they overcome the pest's considerable defenses," says first author Lan Pang, a postdoctoral researcher at ...

Directly beneficial insects include pollinators and insect predators and parasites of pests. Other insects provide humans with material goods such as honey (honey bees), silk (silk moths), dyes ...

Overuse of chemical pesticides has driven resistance in agricultural pests, including the adaptable two-spotted spider mite. Researchers have discovered novel elicitor proteins, Tet3 and Tet4, in mite ...