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Sex on Six Legs is Focus of UC Riverside Biologist’s Book

Marlene Zuk has published a brand-new book on insect behavior: “Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language From the Insect World.”

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UCR Prof. Marlene Zuk on Her Book and Sex in the Insect World

Marlene Zuk talks about her new book "Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language From the Insect World" in which she covers a variety of insect behavior, including homosexuality, gender...

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Firewood Movement Leading Cause of Oak Infestation

A catastrophic infestation of the goldspotted oak borer in San Diego County might be contained by controlling the movement of oak firewood from that region, UCR researchers say.

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Scientists Rediscover Rarest U.S. Bumblebee

Cockerell’s Bumblebee was last seen in the United States in 1956, according to senior museum scientist Douglas Yanega.

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Scientists Release Natural Enemy of Asian Citrus Psyllid

This morning, entomologists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid in a grove on campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, a deadly invasive pest that could devastate the state's...

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Wasp Found in Upstate New York Shows Up in Southern California

Discovery by entomologist Serguei Triapitsyn strongly suggests the wasp is well established in the country.

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Leading Insect-expert to Discuss Strategies for Inhibiting Evolution of Pest...

Fred Gould, one of the world’s top insect researchers, will give the 2013 Alfred M. Boyce Lecture at UC Riverside on April 1.

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Eating Insects: Like Them Stir Fried or Curried?

Mark Hoddle, the director of the Center for Invasive Species Research at UC Riverside, served as a consultant to a team that has won the Hult Prize.

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Conference to Turn Spotlight on Urban Pests

What is the latest research on bed bugs? On termites? What are some low-impact methods for controlling ants? And what are some new invasive cockroach pests in California? The public has the opportunity...

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Odor Molecules Monitor Pest That Spreads Devastating Citrus Disease

UC Riverside researchers have targeted the olfactory system of the Asian citrus psyllid, and identified a suite of odor molecules that the olfactory system of this citrus pest detects. Some of these...

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Study Sheds Light on Chemicals That Insects Use to Communicate and Survive

Most insects are covered with a thin layer of hydrocarbon molecules as a waterproofing barrier. Embedded in this layer are compounds that the insects use as chemical signals. UC Riverside scientists...

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Inaugural Insect Fair Set for April 18

The first Annual Riverside Insect Fair, an event will take place in downtown Riverside on April 18.

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The Month in Photos: April 2015

UCR was rousing with activities for the month of April, starting with the “It’s On Us” campaign on sexual assault awareness. April also included: the Tuskegee Airman exhibit at the Rivera Library, the...

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Public Talk to Discuss Sugar Aversion in Cockroaches

Coby Schal, an international expert in urban entomology, will give the 2015 Alfred M. Boyce Lecture at UC Riverside on June 1 on the topic of cockroaches, specifically their aversion to sugar.

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Insect Mating Behavior Has Lessons for Drones

Can understanding insect behavior be useful for robotics research? Yes, according to a UC Riverside entomologist whose research shows that insect behavior has implications for airborne robots (drones)...

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Safe Repellents That Protect Fruit From Spotted Wing Drosophila Found

UC Riverside scientists have identified a safe repellent that protects fruits from the spotted wing Drosophila, a pest that causes hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of agricultural damage...

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How Do Ants Identify Different Members of Their Society?

UC Riverside scientists have found that ants communicate using a number of hydrocarbon chemicals present on their cuticles.

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Scientists Sequence Genomes of Microscopic Worms Beneficial to Agriculture

A research team led by a UC Riverside scientist has sequenced the genomes of five nematodes widely used in agriculture as an organic pesticide.

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Research and Scholarship

Karthick Ramakrishnan participated in a national study that finds as immigrants and their descendants become integrated into U.S. society, many aspects of their lives improve, but their well-being...

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Study Spells Out Why Some Insects Kill Their Mothers

UC Riverside's Kevin Loope explains why among social insects some queens and not others get killed by workers.

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