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Project on invasive ant species aims to provide answers about spread and genomics

By | April 22, 2025

Since the beginning of the year, the State Museums of Natural History in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe have been conducting a comprehensive research project aimed at understanding the dispersal mechanisms of the ant species Tapinoma magnum and, based on this understanding, making predictions about its future spread. The project also seeks to develop effective strategies for managing a Tapinoma magnum invasion. As part of the project, a meeting took place on April 11, 2025… Read more »

Endophytic fungi defend “their” poplar against herbivorous insects

By | February 27, 2025

Endophytic fungi living inside leaves enhance the chemical defenses of black poplars and influence the interactions between tree-nesting insect populations. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and Kiel University report in a recent study published in the journal Ecology Letters on the influence of an endophytic fungus of the genus Cladosporium on the defense of black poplars against herbivorous insects. The fungus, which lives inside the leaves… Read more »