<![CDATA[insects news from mongabay.com]]> http://www.mongabay.com en-us Copyright 2006 mongabay.com Sun, 15 Oct 2008 12:58:39 -0800 <![CDATA[Rainforest biodiversity at risk from global warming]]> Science.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1009-biodiversity.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/1009-biodiversity.html <![CDATA[Scientists discover 120 million year-old ant in the Amazon rainforest]]> Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0917-ant.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0917-ant.html <![CDATA[Pollination worth $216 billion/yr for food production]]> Ecological Economics. The figure represents about 9.5 percent of the total value of world agricultural food production.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0916-pollination.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0916-pollination.html <![CDATA[For Australian beetles bigger is better; while American beetles don't care about size]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0903-hance_beetles.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0903-hance_beetles.html <![CDATA[Researchers discover "artistic" moth in Panama]]> Annals of the Entomology Society of America. The behavior is unique among insects.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0729-bagworm.html Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0729-bagworm.html <![CDATA[The end of migrations: wildlife's greatest spectacle is critically endangered]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0728-hance_migrations.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0728-hance_migrations.html <![CDATA[Leaf-cutter ants test theories about the Amazon's biodiversity]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0723-hance_biodiversity.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0723-hance_biodiversity.html <![CDATA[Implementing a butterfly farm: Iwokrama reserve's latest sustainable initiative]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0720-hance_iwokrama.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0720-hance_iwokrama.html <![CDATA[Pine beetles attack Canada, boosting GHG emissions]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0710-hance_pine_beetles.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0710-hance_pine_beetles.html <![CDATA[Colorful insects help search for anti-cancer drugs]]> Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The discovery could help speed drug discovery.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0707-stri_drug_discovery.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0707-stri_drug_discovery.html <![CDATA[Dung beetles persist in long-term forest fragments but may suffer from hunting of large animals]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0609-dung_beetles_tcs.html Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0609-dung_beetles_tcs.html <![CDATA[Insect diversity in the tropics greater than previously believed]]> Science.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0515-insects.html Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0515-insects.html <![CDATA[Bats protect crops from insects]]> Science.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0404-bats.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0404-bats.html <![CDATA[Bats eat as many insects as birds]]> Science.]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0403-bats.html Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0403-bats.html <![CDATA[Ants first farmed well before humans]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0324-ants.html Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0324-ants.html <![CDATA[DEET repellent works by blocking human odor from mosquitoes]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0313-mosquitoes.html Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0313-mosquitoes.html <![CDATA[Photos: Caterpillar transforms from mimicking bird droppings to a leaf]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-caterpillar.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0221-caterpillar.html <![CDATA[Global warming to increase insect attacks on plants]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0211-insects.html Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0211-insects.html <![CDATA[To reproduce, parasite transforms ant into juicy red berry]]> 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bees linked to virus]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0906-bees.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0906-bees.html <![CDATA[Stopping malaria using smell]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0831-malaria.html Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0831-malaria.html <![CDATA[Orchids may have co-existed with dinosaurs]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-orchids.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-orchids.html <![CDATA[Flies prefer Coke]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-fly.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0829-fly.html <![CDATA[Vampire bats invade Finland thanks to global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0604-vampire_moths.html Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0604-vampire_moths.html <![CDATA[conservation biology needs to be accessible to the masses]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0530-pearson_interview.html Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0530-pearson_interview.html <![CDATA[Army ants form living pothole plugs to speed up delivery]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0527-ants.html Sun, 27 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0527-ants.html <![CDATA[20-40% of U.S. bees have disappeared]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0514-bees.html Mon, 14 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0514-bees.html <![CDATA[Mosquitoes are evolving in response to global warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-oregon.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0423-oregon.html <![CDATA[Tear-sucking moth in Madagascar feeds on bird eyes]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0410-madagascar.html Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0410-madagascar.html <![CDATA[Antarctic insects make natual anti-freeze to survive cold]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0402-insects_cold.html Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0402-insects_cold.html <![CDATA[Detecting poisons in nectar is an odour-ous task for honeybees]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0331-honeybees.html Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0331-honeybees.html <![CDATA[Insects cultivate antibiotic-producing bacteria in their antennae]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0331-insects.html Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0331-insects.html <![CDATA[Ladybugs ruin good wine]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0326-ladybugs.html Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0326-ladybugs.html <![CDATA[Mysterious outbreak killing millions of bees]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0214-bees.html Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0214-bees.html <![CDATA[Female butterflies become more promiscuous when males are scarce]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0205-promiscuous.html Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0205-promiscuous.html <![CDATA[Biomimicry of beetle could produce whiter teeth]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0118-beetle.html Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0118-beetle.html <![CDATA[Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1225-insects.html Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1225-insects.html <![CDATA[Small insects tell us Earth is warming]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1211-midge.html Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1211-midge.html <![CDATA[Invasive ants use genetic differences to distinguish friend from foe]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1201-ants.html Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1201-ants.html <![CDATA[Beetle biomimicry could allow robots to climb vertical glass walls]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1103-biomimicry.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1103-biomimicry.html <![CDATA[Global warming could cause insect population explosion]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1030-insects.html Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1030-insects.html <![CDATA[Animal pollinators responsible for 35 percent of world food crop]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1025-pollination.html Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1025-pollination.html <![CDATA[Higher oxygen levels could produce monster insects]]> http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1010-insects.html Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:00:00 GMT Mongabay.com http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1010-insects.html <![CDATA[Tropical rain forest insects have diet similar to temperate insects]]> 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