The Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute at Texas A&M is researching an insect that has plagued humans for thousands of years – locusts. For the first time researchers across Texas …
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A new study led by Penn State found that the squash bee (Eucera pruinosa) has evolved in response to intensifying agriculture namely squashes in the genus Curcurbita. The research is the first to demonstrate the role of agriculture as an evolutionary force acting on a wild insect pollinator and may have implications for food security.