The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of ...

I n 2023, researchers uncovered new insights into the eerie world of fungi that transform insects into "zombies." Carolyn ...

If you've ventured outdoors recently, you might have noticed an unusual amount of ladybugs — or perhaps insects that appear ...

Chironomids (midges) are highly sensitive to PFAS and >95% of all their hemolymph proteins are Hbs. Using a combination of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo tools, we will test the overarching ...

In theory the doctored sugar water should not affect the bee. But when mites drink the bees’ hemolymph, the mites will also take in RNAi—and it should affect them. It’s as if you could kill ...

Insects are being spotted in massive numbers clustering in the windows of Ontario homes, looking to find their way inside.

including those found in hemolymph, the crab's blood. “This neural circuit is an example of a central pattern generator, a type of circuit which is fundamental in rhythmic behavior like breathing, ...

In many invertebrates, which are prone to supercool owing to their small size, freezing is initiated by INAs in the hemolymph or other tissues. In other taxa, particularly species (e.g ...

For example, the Pacific Yew tree produces a substance which is used in cancer treatments. Another example is a substance found in horseshoe crabs, hemolymph, that is used in leukemia treatments. Lyme ...