Livestock grazing influences insect populations in the Himalayas
Domestic grazers are increasingly replacing wild herbivores in ecosystems around the world, leading to insidious changes in soil characteristics and vegetation patterns. A long-term study carried out ...
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Livestock grazing is changing soil, plants, and insect populations
Spiders are declining in livestock-grazed areas, while ticks and mites are increasing. This change affects ecosystems and ...
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Signs that U.S. Is Abandoning Action To Protect Biodiversity
The prospects for rational environmental policies in the U.S., including commitments to biodiversity and public health ...
Replacing wild herbivores with livestock hurting insects in Himalayas
A 15-year study in India's Spiti Valley revealed that replacing wild herbivores with livestock significantly affects ground-dwelling arthropods. Lives ...
Select corn lines contain compounds that sicken and kill major crop pest
The corn earworm causes the loss of more than 76,000 bushels of corn in the United States annually, and there is mounting evidence that increasingly extreme weather events and temperatures will ...
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Insects that elude predators will elude pesticides, too
Compare a caterpillar to a butterfly or a maggot to a fly; newly hatched insect larvae don’t appear to be remotely related to the adults they will become. Not only ...
These are the most common animals to see in metro Phoenix right now
As the weather changes and spring approaches, Arizona residents may see more animals, including Gila monsters, snakes and ...