August 2, 2019
Caterpillars of the peppered moth perceive color through their skin to match their body color to the background
Twig-mimicking caterpillars change their color depending on the background and move to color-matching backgrounds (Communications Biology, August 2019) more »
July 18, 2019
A dysfunctional odorant co-receptor renders hawkmoths incapable of foraging, but not ovipositing
CRISPR-Cas9 provides a new tool for a comprehensive analysis of moth olfaction for studying interactions between insects and plants (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, July 2019) more »
July 1, 2019
The chemical language of plants depends on context
Environmental conditions and the genetic makeup of individual plants influence the response of insects to the plant volatile organic compound linalool (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, July 2019) more »
July 1, 2019
Scientists alarmed by bark beetle boom
Researchers are urging to step up research into bark beetles – also in view of climate change (Trends in Ecology and Evolution, June 2019) more »