Posts Tagged: PLOS
How Skittles, Magnolia Leaves, Mosquito Eggs and Paper Figured into This UC Davis Research
DAVIS--Using candy (Skittles), magnolia leaves, mosquito eggs and sheets of paper, UC Davis...
This graphic illustrates the Christian Nansen article on "Penetration and Scattering—Two Optical Phenomena to Consider When Applying Proximal Remote Sensing Technologies to Object Classifications," published in PLOS ONE. (Image courtesy of Christian Nansen)
Host Choice of Malaria Mosquito Linked to Genetics
UC Davis-led research indicates "a genetic component" to the blood-feeding behavior and host choice...
Villagers and cattle along the road near Pimperena in southern Mali. A UC Davis study reports that mosquito preference for human-versus-animal biting has a genetic component. (Photo by Yoosook Lee, UC Davis)
Dengue: Yes, You Can Get It Again
Medical entomologists are learning more and more about Aedes aegypti, the daytime-biting mosquito...
Aedes aegypti, the daytime-biting mosquito that prefers human blood. (CDC Photo)
UC Davis Researcher Uses Radiometric Energy to Indicate When Beetles Become 'Terminally Ill'
DAVIS--If you're ill and think you “have a bug,” your physician will take your body...
The larger black flour beetles in petri dishes with soil containing entomopathogenic nematodes. This photo represents the experimental design that was used to generate the data for the article published in PLOS ONE. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
In this photo by Christian Nansen, you can see the infective juvenile nematodes coming out of all openings of the beetles, including spiracles and mouth. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
Close-up of infective juvenile nematodes emerging from a larger black flour beetle. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
When Monarch Butterflies Skip Meals
Got milkweed? If not, monarch butterflies are in a heap of trouble. An interesting...
Monarch butterfly sightings are becoming more uncommon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch butterfly grabbing a sip of nectar from lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)