A seed tick is a tick that is in the larval stage of its life. The larval stage occurs just after the tick hatches from an egg, but before it finds its first blood meal. Ticks are tiny parasites that ...

(Boston) -- There is a push to document the biodiversity of the world within 25 years. However, the magnitude of this challenge is not well known, especially when it comes to vast and often ...

Researchers have highlighted patterns of gene activation during Malabar grouper larval development, revealing an unusual early peak of activation of thyroid and corticoid genes during the early larval ...

Small shifts in ocean temperature can have significant effects on the eating habits of blackfin tuna during the larval stage of development, when finding food and growing quickly are critical to ...

Dobsonflies are a species of insect that lives in and around bodies of moving water like rivers and streams. They’re large, with a wingspan of around 5 inches. Dobsonflies spend most of their life as ...

Starting to scratch? That’s because mosquito season is upon us. Mosquitoes are a big part of summer in the U.S., but they may be an even bigger concern this year. In June, the Centers for Disease ...

Armyworms are pests that attack cereal crops such as rice and grass pastures. Most armyworms cause damage to crops through defoliation — the premature removal of the grassy parts of plants such as ...

Farmed in Okinawa for their food value, these giant meso-predators have had their entire genome sequenced, with unexpected results. Groupers are meso-predators playing a crucial role in maintaining ...