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Male jumping spiders court whomever, whenever; females decide who lives, dies


April 5, 2017

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Male jumping spiders will try to mate with any female, but that lack of discretion could cost them their lives, says a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher. In a newly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Courting, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Jumping Spiders, Lisa Taylor, Mating, Species Recognition

Mating with the wrong insect may cut yellow fever mosquito populations


August 27, 2015

Asian tiger mosquito Yellow fever mosquito GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Asian tiger mosquitoes can drive down yellow fever mosquito populations when the female chooses the wrong male with which to mate, UF/IFAS scientists say. Both insects transmit ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Asian Tiger Mosquito, Chikungunya, Dengue, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Mating

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