Mealworms in a breeding box from the start-up company Alpha Protein. Starting Monday, UV-treated insect powder, specifically powdered whole larvae of the flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor), will be ...

Plant Physiology, Vol. 112, No. 1 (Sep., 1996), pp. 161-170 (10 pages) To study functional relationships between the effects of solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B) on different aspects of the ...

Cyborg cockroaches guided by ultraviolet light and motion feedback navigate obstacles autonomously, showing how noninvasive control can coordinate biological movement with electronic sensing.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- When some insects zero in on a flower for nectar, their ultraviolet vision is guided by a bull's-eye "painted" on the plant by chemical compounds. Now, chemical ecologists at Cornell ...