2018-10-17
- Insects could be a game changer in the race to combat food insecurity and achieve zero hunger.
Eating insects can help fight hunger and food insecurity. They are a fantastic source of nutrients—like protein—and food at times when the production of commonly eaten staple African food crops, like maize, fails due to the changing climate, droughts, or insect pest damage.
2018-08-28 - Postdoctoral researcher Mikus Abolins-Abols peers into the nest of an American robin.
2018-08-27 - A new study from Illinois entomology professor, Hugh Robertson, and colleagues at the University of California, Davis, reveals that all insects have odorant receptors that enable them to detect airborne chemicals.
2018-08-27 - Pointiness pays off for the eggs of cliff-dwelling birds, a new study reveals.
2018-08-27 - A new study of orangethroat darters reveals that the males’ ability to recognize their own and other species drives the evolution of their bright display colors.
2018-07-27 - Alexandra Harmon-Threatt will study neonicotinoids
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2018-07-17 - A new animal biology study of stickleback fish by Illinois animal biologist Alison Bell (left) and former Illinois doctoral student Laura Stein (right) shows that individuals show the same molecular and developmental responses to their own versus their parent’s exposure to predators
2018-07-17 - Check yourselves and your pets for ticks after spending time in wooded or grassy areas, says Illinois entomologist Brian Allan.
2018-04-25 - The Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence all eukaryotic species. This superkingdom of life includes all organisms except bacteria and archaea.
2018-04-18 - James B. Nardi's latest book is published by The University of Chicago Press.
2018-03-08 - In Panama's lowland tropical forest, tree species growing on low phosphorus soils grew faster, on average, than species growing on high phosphorus soils. Credit:
2018-03-07 - Deadline for submissions: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 5 pm Exhibit of Entries: 2-4 PM, April 19, 2018 284 Morrill Hall
2018-03-06 - The Ecological Society of America has named Wendy H. Yang, a professor of plant biology and geology at Illinois, as an Early Career Fellow.
2018-02-15 - Ticks are the 2018 Insect Fear Film Festival theme, despite the fact that they are not insects but arachnids. Festival founder and entomology professor May Berenbaum chose ticks because, as global disease vectors, it is important for people to understand them.