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Bed Bugs are Growing Resistance to Insecticides, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 30, 2016 09:48 AM ESTBed bugs have grown resistant to a widely used type of insecticides called neonicotinoids, a new study reported.
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Spider Toxin Electrocutes European Roaches
By Christine Hsu | Jul 11, 2014 05:45 PM EDTIf you live in Germany and you have a roach problem, think about raising some pet spiders.
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Temperature Influences Gender of Offspring, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | May 22, 2014 05:35 AM EDTWhether an insect will have male or female offspring depends on the temperature, according to a new study.
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Researchers Discover New Species Of Praying Mantis In Rwanda
By Kamal Nayan | May 21, 2014 11:52 AM EDTEntomologists have discovered a new species of praying mantis during a survey of the insects in Nyungwe National Park, Republic of Rwanda.
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Scientists Develop Method To Classify Insects With Up To 99 Percent Accuracy
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 30, 2014 09:39 AM EDTResearchers at the University of California, Riverside have devised a method for classifying the different species of insects with up to 99 percent accuracy.
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Researchers Find Female 'Penis' On Brazilian Cave Insects
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 19, 2014 01:59 PM EDTScientists have recently found four species of insects with female 'penises' living in dry Brazilian caves feeding on bat guano. The discovery is being boasted as 'world's first' instance of gender-reversed genitalia.
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Female Brazilian Bugs Possess "Impressive" Penises
By Christine Hsu | Apr 18, 2014 05:28 PM EDTSome females have penises. Scientists discovered Brazilian cave insects are actually sex-revered- meaning that females mate by inserting their "penis-like organs" into males' "vagina-like" openings.
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Group Living Makes Bed Bugs Grow Faster
By Christine Hsu | Jan 09, 2014 02:30 PM ESTBed bugs grow faster when they live in groups.
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Car Exhaust Destroying Bees' Ability to Find Flowers
By Christine Hsu | Oct 03, 2013 11:10 AM EDTPollution may be dwindling our flowers, a new study suggests.
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Bugs Change Mating Behavior in Anticipation of Storms
By Christine Hsu | Oct 02, 2013 05:01 PM EDTThe weather may predict when insects mate, according to a new study.
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UN Reports Eating Insects Could Curb Obesity and Global Warming
By Cheri Cheng | May 13, 2013 11:57 AM EDTA new UN report stated that eating insects could be the key to curbing obesity and pollution.
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Animals Have Doctors in the Wild As Well
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 12, 2013 10:25 AM EDTIn the latest issue of Science, scientists looked into how animals and insects treated certain illnesses and injuries in the wild.
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Study Reveals Why Cockroaches Are Constantly Grooming Themselves
By Christine Hsu | Feb 04, 2013 03:03 PM ESTBesides being annoying, bugs and self-absorbed narcissists now have another thing in common: both spend a lot of time grooming themselves.
