Insect article list
Mechanism of simultaneous hatching of stink bug eggs Discovered by Kyoto University, etc.
The research group of Professor Eiji Numata of Kyoto University and Senior Researcher Takuma Takanashi of the Forest Research and Management Organization Forest Research Institute is widely seen in Japan […].
Solving food problems with crickets Chiba Institute of Science works with a local company for aquaculture development
Chiba Institute of Science (Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture) announced on December 2018, 12, "Global Food Production Increase Project to Save the Global Food Crisis-Future […]
Advocating "one stone two insects" technology to control multiple types of pests at the same time, Ryukyu University, etc.
Ryukyu University, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, and Kochi University are collaborating on sterilization and "courting errors" to control and eradicate multiple types of pests at the same time […]
Do flightless insects carry eggs to birds?Stick insect eggs hatch from feces
Until now, it was common sense that insects eaten by birds would die without exception, including their offspring.On the other hand, Kobe University, Kochi University, Higashi […]
Punishment for traitors Kwansei Gakuin University and others demonstrate police behavior evolution theory prediction of insect society
Research groups at Kansai Gakuin University, Chiba University, National Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toyama, and Ryukyu University have found that selfish behavior is social in social insects such as ants […].
Older soldiers with shorter life expectancy go to the forefront Kyoto University elucidates the "age division of labor" of termite society
A research group at Kyoto University analyzed the relationship between individual age and division of labor in termite society, and elderly soldier ants are at the forefront of high risk of death […]
Kyoto University elucidates the history of population increase and decrease of grassland butterflies from the Jomon period to the present
The research group of Kyoto University and others has increased or decreased the number of individuals from the Jomon period to the present, using Mellicta ambigua, a grassland endangered butterfly, as a material. […]
Expectations for the development of insecticides that can be targeted by discovering cockroach growth-inhibiting genes Chubu University and others
Associate Professor Koichi Hasegawa of Chubu University and his colleagues discovered a gene that affects molting by analyzing the genetic information of cockroaches in collaboration with Saga University.child […]
Japanese ants invade the United States, change eating habits and expand
A Japanese-American joint research group led by Professor Kenji Matsuura of Kyoto University has found that Japanese brachyponera chinensis invades the United States, changes its eating habits, and drives other ants […].
"Marriage presentation" from males to females, pioneering the elucidation of brain circuits Tohoku University
In the animal kingdom, there are many examples of "marriage gifting" behavior in which a male courts a female and gives the female what he or she has eaten by mouth.child […]