Posts Tagged: Scientific Reports
Newly Published Research in Scientific Reports Offers New Insights in Ability to Modify and Study Chromosomes of Honey Bees
Newly published research by a team of Germany-based honey bee geneticists, collaborating with...
Honey bee geneticist Rob Page (left) of Arizona State University/UC Davis with colleagues bee breeder-geneticist Kim Fondrk (center) of UC Davis and geneticist Martin Beye, former postdoctoral fellow in the Page lab and now a professor at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany.
Of Butterfly Patterns and Genetic Codes
Who knew? You've probably watched those colorful painted ladies (Vanessa cardui) fluttering...
A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, on lantana in Vacaville, Calif. Now researchers at the University of Manitoba have identified the genetic code by which butterflies can assign color patterns to different parts of their wings during development. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A painted lady, Vanessa cardui, nectaring on lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The presence of a predator startles a painted lady, Vanessa cardui. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How to Have a Rice Day
Rice farmers in southeast Asia don't "have a rice day" when the dreaded brown planthopper is...
This photo shows sesame and the grass, Leersia sayanuka, planted together along a rice field edge in China. Sesame is important because it provides pollen and nectar for the parasitoids. (Photo courtesy of Zhongzian Lu)
Rice Farmers May Want to ‘Bank On’ This Research
Rice farmers seeking to protect their crops from pests but without the high dependency of...
This photo shows sesame and the grass (Leersia sayanuka) planted together along a rice field edge in China. Sesame is important because it provides pollen and nectar for the parasitoids. (Photo courtesy of Zhongxian Lu)
The Bad News About the Monarch Population
Good news: The first day of spring. Bad news: The future of the Eastern, migratory population of...
A monarch butterfly nectaring on a butterfly bush in Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch butterfly feeding on a lantana in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)