Even for insects, wood is a tough food source as it contains hard substances such as cellulose. To help make wood more palatable, some wood-feeding insects are assisted by symbiotic microorganisms ...

Which energy type promotes the biodiversity of beetles living in dead wood in the forest? That depends entirely on where the beetles are in the food chain. Energy is the key to life. For decades, ...

UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, researchers studying a common wood-feeding beetle uncovered a complex digestive system that can turn wood into useful biofuels, ...

Q: I found several of these beetles in an old decaying stump and am concerned for my healthy trees. Will they attack live trees? A: No, these beetles feed on rotting wood and the fungi decaying it, ...

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“Insect herbivores have long been known to accumulate plant defense metabolites from their diet as defenses against their own ...

People were not the first farmers. Several groups of ants, and one of termites, were tending fungal plantations for millions of years before Homo sapiens strode the planet. But ants and termites are ...

WORCESTER, Mass. -- A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to ...

Energy is the key to life. For decades, scientists have been trying to decipher the connection between available energy and biodiversity in ecosystems. In the process, clear correlations have emerged.