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Modern agriculture faces the critical challenge of managing pest outbreaks while reducing reliance on synthetic pesticides. The overuse of these chemicals ...

Some insects and microbes develop symbiotic partnerships that become so interdependent they can no longer survive without each other. But how specific are these heritable symbioses? Is it possible for ...

Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...

Biological control of aphid pests relies principally on the interactions among aphids, their natural enemies and the surrounding environment. Central to these systems are parasitoid wasps and ...

Social insects, including ants, bees and wasps, epitomise advanced collective organisation, characterised by overlapping generations, cooperative brood care and a reproductive division of labour.