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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The New World screwworm is a devastatingly dangerous pest, with its larvae causing serious ... trafficking is putting consumers at risk of the parasite's return. "With this latest find in Mexico ...

Like mosquitoes, ticks are more seasonal than some parasites, but even a few warm days layered in with the cold can make some of these pests appear and wreak havoc. So, the moral of this story is ...

Parasitoid is the name given to insects that behave like parasites but always kill their host. Farmers take advantage of the fact that certain parasitoids naturally prey on particular species of crop ...