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Insect spray doesn’t work against pharaoh ants—it actually promotes their reproduction

Small ants in the kitchen or bathroom? Many people quickly reach for insect spray in such cases. However, with the Pharaoh ant, that’s exactly the wrong approach—and can even worsen the problem.
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Nasekomo brings industrial-scale insect reproduction to market with new BSF Multiplication technology

SOFIA, BULGARIA, September 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The insect-biotech company Nasekomo, owned by French entrepreneurs and operating in Sofia, Bulgaria, says it ...
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Insect reproduction; [proceedings of the society's second symposium held on 19th-20th September, 1963] Edited on behalf of the society by K.C. Highnam

Cytogenetic mechanisms in insect reproduction / M.J.D. White -- Studies on early stages of insect oogenesis / R.C. King -- Endocrine relationships in insect reproduction / K.C. Highnam -- Feeding and ...
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Discovery of bacterial proteins that induce asexual reproduction in insects

SMBE Journals (Molecular Biology and Evolution and Genome Biology and Evolution) Further analysis of PifA and PifB revealed that they exhibit many of the characteristics of eukaryotic host-associated ...
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Worm study raises concern about DEET's effect on reproduction

Researchers have uncovered evidence hinting that the most common bug spray ingredient, DEET, might cause reproductive problems by affecting the formation of egg cells during pregnancy. The findings ...