Tag Archives: vector

Feature: Protecting the pollinators part 2 – bees and disease

Posted on April 21, 2014 by argylesock

argylesock says… Here’s the second of three articles about pollinators, from the Wellcome Trust blog, which I’m passing on today.

Posted in agriculture, ecology, miniculture | Tagged apiculture, arachnid, arthropod, bacterium, bumblebee, conservation, data, deformed wing virus, dipteran, disease, disease transmission, emerging disease, fungus, habitat loss, honeybee, hoverfly, hymenopteran, insect, insecticide, mite, miticide, Nosema ceranae, parasite, pesticide, pollination, research, scientist, Varroa destructor, Varroa destructor virus-1, vector, virus | Leave a comment

A new invader to eat rice plants?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by argylesock

The Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) for Britain doesn’t list apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata) as invasive species, but perhaps it should. Apple snails are aquatic. They spread when there’s flooding, when they cling onto larger animals or onto … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, ecology, miniculture | Tagged alien species, America, apple snail, aquaculture, Asia, crop, data, farmer, flood, gastropod, heliculture, herbivore, invasive species, map, mollusc, nematode, parasite, parasite transmission, pest, pet, plant_monocot, rice, roundworm, snail, vector, waterway | Leave a comment

Cattle which resist a devastating disease

Posted on October 4, 2013 by argylesock

People in tropical countries fear diseases called sleeping sickness, and other names, caused by tiny parasites called trypanosomes (Trypanosoma spp.) also known as tryps. Now there’s new science suggesting a way to reduce Animal African Trypanosomiasis in cattle (Bos primigenius) … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture | Tagged Africa, arthropod, Asia, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, breeding, cattle, development, dipteran, disease, disease resistance, farmer, insect, invertebrate, livestock, livestock breed, local breed, mammal, meat, parasite, pastoral, protozoan, research, ruminant, selective breeding, sleeping sickness, tropical disease, trypanosome, tsetse, vector, vertebrate | 4 Comments

Living With Imported Pollinators

Posted on August 22, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Bumblebee Pollinating a Flower Honey bees are under stress in many areas and growers are evaluating alternatives to honey bee pollination. Bumblebees are a potential alternative and the worldwide trade in bumblebees for…

Posted in ecology, miniculture | Tagged alien species, arthropod, bumblebee, ecosystem, entomoculture, hymenopteran, insect, invasive species, microlivestock, parasite, pathogen, pollination, research, trade, vector | 6 Comments

World Mosquito Day – a Wellcome Perspective

Posted on August 21, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… I’m a day late with this reblog. How many more people have died of malaria in that day?

Posted in human health | Tagged apicomplexan, arthropod, dipteran, disease, history, human, insect, insecticide, insecticide resistance, malaria, mosquito, parasite, pest, pesticide, pesticide resistance, research, tropical disease, vector | 7 Comments

Mapping Malaria

Posted on August 2, 2013 by argylesock

Posted in human health | Tagged apicomplexan, arthropod, child, data, dipteran, disease, human, insect, insecticide, malaria, mosquito, parasite, pest, pesticide, technology, tropical disease, vector | Leave a comment

New Mapping Tool Tracks Insecticide Resistance In Malaria Carrying Mosquitoes

Posted on July 6, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… When I blog about human populations growing, it’s too easy for us in the rich world to assume that birth control can fix that. But it’s not so easy when you know that your kids will face a … Continue reading →

Posted in human health | Tagged academia, Anopheles, apicomplexan, arthropod, child, contraception, data, dipteran, disease, drug resistance, evolution, human, insect, insecticide, insecticide resistance, malaria, mosquito, pest, pesticide, pesticide resistance, population, technology, vector | Leave a comment

Vaccination is happening against a virus which deforms lambs and calves

Posted on June 15, 2013 by argylesock

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is a Government agency here in Britain. It’s part of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Among other tasks, VMD approves new veterinary drugs and vaccines. Farming eyes have been on VMD … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, knowledge transfer | Tagged arthropod, cattle, deer, deformity, dipteran, disease, emerging disease, goat, insect, livestock, mammal, midge, ruminant, Schmallenberg virus, sheep, vaccine, vector, vertebrate, veterinary, virus | 6 Comments

HAT tip: researchers map African sleeping sickness

Posted on May 4, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… Sleeping sickness is one of the diseases caused by trypanosomes, tiny parasites carried by tsetse flies A few minutes ago I remarked on how zebras’ stripes might be involved in defending these animals against tsetse flies. In that … Continue reading →

Posted in human health | Tagged arthropod, data, dipteran, disease, fly, insect, neglected disease, parasite, sleeping sickness, technology, tropical disease, trypanosome, tsetse, vector | Leave a comment

Why do zebras have stripes?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Anomie:
Answer by Rory Young: There are two reasons for Zebras to have evolved stripes. The first is concealment from and avoidance of predators. Zebras stripes do this in two ways. Disruptment Camouflage. Normal camouflage works by blending…

Posted in ecology, human health | Tagged arthropod, camouflage, dipteran, disease, fly, human, insect, mammal, neglected disease, parasite, tropical disease, trypanosome, tsetse, vector, vertebrate, zebra | 3 Comments