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A big event in the insect world is approaching. Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas will emerge from underground in a dozen states, from New York west to Illinois and south into northern Georgia. This group is known as Brood X, as in the Roman numeral for 10. For about four weeks, wooded and suburban areas will ring with cicadas' whistling and buzzing mating calls. After mating, each female will lay hundreds of eggs in pencil-sized tree branches. Then the adult cicadas will die. Once the eggs hatch, new cicada nymphs fall fro...

Mating disruption for navel orangeworm can be extremely effective. Basically, it prevents moths from reproducing. It's done through pheromones, which flood the orchard. It confuses male moths and you're thinking female malls are where they are not. The bottom line is that it keeps the moths from mating--- reduces pressure. David Haviland is a UC ANR farm advisor in Kern County. <p><p>“Other things to consider with regards to mating disruption, just to let you know, you know, there's no way to predict good years and bad years. So, you got to see mating disruption as an insurance p...

Shutterstock/Matee Nuserm An Asian-Australian moth becomes more sexually active under red light than under another colour of light or in the dark. Dim red light appears to stimulate chemical changes in the antennae of male yellow peach moths ( Conogethes punctiferalis), making them more sensitive to the smells emitted by nearby females. This increases their copulation rates, says Wei Xiao at Southwest University in Chongqing, China. Advertisement Xiao and his colleagues made the accidental discovery while studying the general behaviour of the moths, which invade orchards and spice farms acro...

Opinion: Why banning pig farrowing crates is a backwards step 18 Feb, 2021 12:15 AM 6 minutes to read Sow in a farrowing crate. Photo / NZ Pork The Country Opinion: Taranaki pig farmer Karl Stanley explains why he is frustrated with the Government's decision to phase out the traditional use of farrowing crate and mating stall systems in the pork industry. Last year, the future was looking bright. Our family-run pig farm in Taranaki was a finalist in the Ballance Farm Environment regional awards for Taranaki. We were also investing almost $1 million in new indoor farrowing systems – essenti...

Male and female wood roaches are one of the few insect couples suspected of truly mating for life. The secret to one species' long-lasting love? A bit of mutual cannibalism.