For some plants, a nitrogen-rich diet from dead matter in soil just isn’t enough. Researchers from the University of Guelph in Ontario are discovering that these plants also rob nitrogen from the ...

Zombie ants are only one of the fungi-insect relationships studied by a team of Penn State biologists in a newly compiled database of insect fungi interactions. "I couldn't find a place with broad ...

University of Maryland entomology professor Raymond St. Leger has discovered how to use scorpion genes to create a hypervirulent fungus that can kill specific insect pests, including mosquitoes that ...

A new study reveals that two strains of pathogenic fungi unexpectedly divide insect victims amongst themselves rather than aggressively compete for resources. University of Maryland entomologists ...

A fungus from the Ophiocordyceps genus is systematically altering insect behavior, compelling them to leave colonies and ...

The mechanisms of biodiversity maintenance have been a hot topic in ecology for decades. Fungi and insect herbivores contribute to the diversity of plants in grasslands, which has been frequently ...

Bark beetles and blue stain fungus leaves trees dying from drought in Gullen Mall. When Wayne State University’s Ground ...

Meaty snacks: they’re not just for Venus flytraps. Almost any plant can be a carnivore with the help of fungi. Species of the ubiquitous Metarhizium genus kill insects and carry the nutrients ...

Flesh-eating plants are basically nitrogen thieves. The speed of their growth is limited by this invaluable element, just like all other plants. The difference is that plants that eat animals, like ...

A fungus worthy of its own horror film is on the loose, taking over the bodies of goldenrod soldier beetles and turning them into contagious zombies that can infect their beetle brethren, a new study ...

Zombie ants are only one of the fungi-insect relationships studied by a team of biologists in a newly compiled database of insect fungi interactions. Zombie ants are only one of the fungi-insect ...

Two strains of fungi (Ma549 and Mr2575) were grown together in a lab dish containing potato dextrose agar and specially modified to glow in different colors (red and green, respectively). This image ...