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Do you know aphids are born pregnant? How they reproduce so fast

Some aphids reproduce through a remarkable process where females are born already carrying developing embryos enabling rapid ...
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Insect reproduction; [proceedings of the society's second symposium held on 19th-20th September, 1963] Edited on behalf of the society by K.C. Highnam

Cytogenetic mechanisms in insect reproduction / M.J.D. White -- Studies on early stages of insect oogenesis / R.C. King -- Endocrine relationships in insect reproduction / K.C. Highnam -- Feeding and ...
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Discovery of bacterial proteins that induce asexual reproduction in insects

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Further analysis of PifA and PifB revealed that they exhibit many of the characteristics of eukaryotic host-associated ...
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Stick Insects Are Easy Bird Food, and That Might Help Them Reproduce

It’s obvious why a stick insect’s wardrobe is the way it is. Look like a stick, avoid getting eaten. But scientists in Japan noticed that despite their camouflage, stick insects became bird food quite ...
The Conversation

Facultative sex allows some animals to reproduce with or without a partner. So why can’t humans do it?

If you’ve ever had a spiny leaf insect as a pet, or you’re considering getting one, hopefully someone has warned you about this: if you put one in your enclosure, you might come back some time later ...
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Symbiotic bacterium Rickettsia affects the reproduction of a predatory insect, an effective biological control agent for agricultural pests

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...