Similarly, the cuticle protein DcCP64 from the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri was shown to be critical for wing development and overall insect morphology. Its knockdown resulted in ...

He provides evidence that “apolar substances of low dielectric constant” greatly increase the permeability of the outer lipoid layer of the cuticle.

Discover how the incredible Mountain Stone Weta can survive freezing temperatures by producing special chemicals within its body.

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

New research has found an insect species with markings that are ... Nonetheless, the discovery of the ultrablack cuticle in the Brazilian velvet ant, Traumatomutilla bifurca, makes this species ...

As the fascinating clip above explains, this insect can survive being frozen solid ... as it even has ice crystals on its cuticle. But on a warm day, it will revive and start moving around.

Significant signs of acute WSD include a sudden drop in food intake, lethargy, and loosened cuticles with white spots 0.5 to 2.0 ... Vectors or reservoirs of WSSV include aquatic insect larvae, ...

Scientists have unveiled a novel mosquito control strategy: genetically engineered fungi that spread through mating. This strategy offers hope for reducing malaria in high-risk regions.

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

Researchers from the Department of Insect Symbiosis at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and the Mutualisms Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biology in Tübingen ...