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Fire ant biology:
Bed bug genome project:
- EntomologyToday – Bed bug genome map may provide clues for controlling them.
- EurekAlert – Two AgriLife research entomologists co-author bed bug genome mapping paper.
- Bed bug genome paper – PDF.
Bed bug population genetics:
- Pest magazine September & October 2012. All things bed bug – the Bed Bug Summit, USA.
- POPSCI.com July 16, 2012. Using DNA to track the spread of bed bugs.
- Infectious Disease News Jan. 2012. Improved strategies necessary to combat bed bug resurgence. Understanding a population’s genetic structure and dispersal patterns may aid in control strategies.
- NCSU Bulletin Dec. 15, 2011. From superbugs to supernovas. The year’s top research stories.
- Biology Letters Editorial 2012 by Brian Charlesworth. Mentions the Boa parthenogenesis paper as one of the most stimulating papers of 2011.
- BBC News Dec. 12, 2011. Resistant bed-bugs ‘from tropics.’
- Chicago Tribune Dec. 8, 2011. Inbreeding might explain bedbugs’ spread.
- The Atlantic Dec. 8, 2011. Today in research: bed bugs are inbreeding; climate change update.
- Science Dec. 7, 2011. Sex and travel, bedbug style.
- Scientific American Dec. 7, 2011. Genetics explains how bed bugs infest a building – or a country.
- Science News Dec. 7, 2011. Bedbugs not averse to inbreeding.
- Huffingtonpost.com Dec. 7, 2011. Bedbugs inbreeding but still thriving: Research.
- The Vancouver Sun Dec. 7, 2011. All in the family inbreeding key to bed bug spread.
- MSN Dec. 7, 2011. Bed bugs can bypass pitfalls of inbreeding, studies say.
- Medical News Today Dec. 7, 2011. New bedbug infestations established through inbreeding, scientists say.
- Top News Arab Emirates Dec. 7, 2011. Bed bugs could muliple swiftly.
- Arab News Dec. 7, 2011. Research: Bed bugs can thrive despite inbreeding.
- Austin American Statesman Dec. 7, 2011. Research: Bed bugs can thrive despite inbreeding.
- Salon.com Dec. 7, 2011. Research: Bed bugs can thrive despite inbreeding.
- Taiwan News Dec. 7, 2011. Research: Bed bugs can thrive despite inbreeding.
- Washington Post Dec. 7, 2011. Researchers say inbred bedbugs can thrive: single female can lead to infestations.
- ABC News Dec. 7, 2011. Research: Bed bugs can thrive despite inbreeding.
- Time Healthland Dec. 7, 2011. A key to bed bugs persistence: Inbreeding.
- Nature.com (newsblog) Dec. 6, 2011. How bed bugs came back, with a vengeance.
- Reuters Dec. 6, 2011. Inbreeding my be the secret to the bed bug’s success, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday
- Business Week Dec. 6, 2011. Bed bugs use incest to colonize entire apartment buildings.
- The Globe and Mail Dec. 6, 2011. What makes bed bugs so resilient? Blame inbreeding.
- Yahoo News Dec. 6, 2011. Bed bugs can bypass pitfalls of inbreeding, studies say.
- ScienceDaily Dec. 6, 2011. Inbreeding in bed bugs: One key to massive increases in infestations.
- Scientific American (Guest Blog) Dec. 6, 2011. Bedbugs get away with incest.
- US News & World Report Dec. 6, 2011. Bed bugs can bypass pitfalls of inbreeding, studies say.
- NPR Health Blog Dec. 6, 2011. Bed bug infestations are a family affair.
- Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2011. Bedbugs’ infestation secret: maring with siblings.
- NCSU Dec. 6, 2011. If your family tree is a straight line…
- OutFront Colorado Oct. 10, 2011. The good news: bed bugs aren’t ‘contagious’ . The bad news: you already have them.
- Slate.com Oct. 6, 2011. The brown peril. How contagious are bed bugs, really?
- NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences New Center Dec. 6, 2010. Bed bugs target of research, extension efforts.
- Warren Booth and Rick Santangelo talk bed bugs, WKNC, Sept. 14, 2010 (20 min 26 sec)
- Virna Saenz and Rick Santangelo bed bugging, WUNC, Sept. 14, 2010 (4 min 40 sec) (mp3)
Fire ant invasion biology:
Parthenogenetic reproduction in snakes:
- NCSU The Abstract Oct. 25, 2011. With or without you.
- Huffingtonpost.com Oct. 18, 2011. Virgin birth myth: A reality?
- Discovery News Oct. 14, 2011. Mystery behind virgin births explained. An eastern diamond rattlesnake gives birth five years after mating. How does she swing it?
- American Scientist Jan.-Feb. 2011. Unauthorized reproduction not prohibited. Fatherless boa litters extend the realm of parthenogenic vertebrates.
- The Epoch Times Dec. 19, 2010. ‘Super moms’: female boas can reproduce asexually.
- Raleigh News and Observer Nov. 15, 2010. These super snakes don’t need a mate.
- Warren Booth named Scientist of the Week by Lab News Nov. 11, 2010.
- Nature Nov. 11, 2010. No sons for snake that shuns sex.
- WUNC State of Things Nov. 9, 2010. Snakes’ scientific surprise. Frank Stasio interviews Warren Booth.
- CBS News.com Nov. 2, 2010.” Virgin birth” reported for Boa constrictor.
- MSNBC.com Nov. 3, 2010. Boa contrictor mom gives ‘virgin birth.’
- Discover Magazine Nov. 3, 2010. Boa constrictor gives birth to remarkable fatherless offspring.
- Discovery News Nov. 3, 2010. Boa constrictor mom gives ‘virgin birth.’
- Huffingtonpost.com Nov. 3, 2010. Snake gives ‘virgin birth’ parthenogensis, twice to extroardinary babies with unique genetic make-up.
- The Telegraph Nov. 10, 2010. Snake’s double virgin birth.
- Live Science Nov. 3, 2010. Who’s your daddy? Boa constrictor has virgin birth.
- BBC Earth News Nov. 3, 2010. Snake gives ‘vrigin birth’ to extraordinary babies.
- New Scientist Nov. 3, 2010. Boa constrictors born by virgin birth.
- PHYSORG.com Nov. 3, 2010. Girl power: Femal boa constrictor doesn’t need a male.
- Newsland.ru Nov. 8, 2010. Удав может выводить потомство без спаривания (Russian).
- Vote Up India Nov.3, 2010. Snake gives ‘virgin birth’ to extraordinary babies.
- HS.fi Nov. 4, 2010. Kuningasboa synnytti neitseellisesti yli kaksikymmentä poikasta (Finnish).
- Hirado.hu Nov. 4, 2010. Szűznemzéssel hozott világra különleges utódokat egy boa (Hungarian).
- Xaluan.com Nov. 3, 2010.Trăn còn trinh… vẫn sinh con (Vietnamese).
- NCSU News Service Nov. 3, 2010. Girl power: No male? No problem for Boa constrictor.
Termite queen pheromones:
- Agrilife Today March 19, 2018. Texas A&M scientist is among team to prove royalty among termites.
- Nature Chemical Biology September 2010. Reprogramming a termite monarchy by Jennifer J. Bussell and Leslie B. Vosshall, 6: 637-638.
- Science Daily July 9, 2010. Don’t let your termites grow up to be mommies: Researchers find ‘key ingredient’ that regulates termite caste system.
- Pest Control Technology July 19, 2010. Top Story: Why some termites become queens and others don’t.
- NCSU News Service July 8, 2010. Researchers find ‘key ingredient’ that regulates caste system.
Parthenogenetic reproduction in termites:
- NCSU News Service March 26, 2009. Birds do it, bees do it; termites don’t, necessarily.
- Science Now March 26, 2009. Long live the termite queen.
- Scientific American Blog March 27, 2009. Some termites skip the sex, make babies anyway.
- PHYSORG.com March 26, 2009. Birds do it, bees do it; termites don’t necessarily.
- Montevideo Portal March 26, 2009. La termita puede traer el mundo otras sin maco autoayuda.
- Los Tiempos (Bolivia) March 26, 2009. La termita reina trae al mundo reinas secundarias sin necesidad de aparearse.
- Informador.com (Mexico) March 26, 2009. La termita reina trae al mundo reinas secundarias sin necesidad de aparearse.
- Wissenschaften.de (Germany) March 27, 2009. Termitenköniginnen vermehren sich mit und ohne Männchen.
- Japanese newspapers March 26, 2009.
- Seed Magazine April 8, 2009. How to reign indefinitely.
Sex ratio determination in fire ants: