Tag: flight

Study Shows Mosquitoes Can Still Spread Malaria After Long-Distance Flights

Last year, groundbreaking research showed Anopheles mosquitoes can ride high-altitude winds to spread far and wide. A new study published in July confirms that, after such flights, the mosquitoes remain healthy and capable of transmitting the pathogen that causes malaria.

Entomology Today August 12, 2020 3 Comments

Long-Distance Palm Weevil Flyers Threaten California Date Palms

Lab testing of the flight capability of the weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum shows some "super-flyers" can fly more than 100 kilometers in 24 hours. With the species appearing recently on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, the findings are a concern for California's $100 million date palm industry.

Insects Were First Animals to Develop Wings More than 400 Million Years Ago

An international team of more than 100 researchers has published the first modern road map of insect evolution. Understanding how insects are related, which until now has remained largely unknown, […]