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Bugging Out: Could Climate Change Make the Insect Instinct Go Haywire?

In a recent submission to Planet Forward, Jessica Hellmann discussed her efforts to encourage "assisted migration" in some bug populations threatened by the rapidly changing climate. Hellmann constructed climate-controlled biospheres in a laboratory environment -- a test tube planet, with chambers representing everything from deserts to marshes and temperate forests....

Bugging Out: Could Climate Change Make the Insect Instinct Go Haywire?

In a recent submission to Planet Forward, Jessica Hellmann discussed her efforts to encourage "assisted migration" in some bug populations threatened by the rapidly changing climate. Hellmann constructed climate-controlled biospheres in a laboratory environment -- a test tube planet, with chambers representing everything from deserts to marshes and temperate forests....

Chicago canal's electric fish barrier does work, tests show

Despite laboratory evidence earlier this year showing that the electrical barrier in the Chicago area has not been strong enough to repel young Asian carp, tagging similar fish species below the barrier and tracking them shows that they are not crossing the barrier, the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday....

Report: DNA Method Helpful in Seeking Asian Carp

Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways.        

Chicago canal's electric fish barrier does work, tests show

Despite laboratory evidence earlier this year showing that the electrical barrier in the Chicago area has not been strong enough to repel young Asian carp, tagging similar fish species below the barrier and tracking them shows that they are not crossing the barrier, the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday....

Report: DNA Method Helpful in Seeking Asian Carp

Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways.