But, researchers found that some rodent species, like Peromyscus truei and Microtus pennsylvanicus, had a higher percentage of hantavirus infections than deer mice – between 4.3 and 4.9 percent.

French philosopher Henri Bergson is quoted as saying, “The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” In the case of “invasive” plants, most people’s minds are prepared only ...

The hand-carved cameo brooch featured an ancient pattern of a 'composite demon, often with legs called a gryllus'. Despite describing the trinket as 'odd', the guest said she 'loved' it and ...

Gryllus Inc., based in southern Japan’s Tokushima prefecture, declared its insolvency on November 7, burdened by debts totalling some 153 million yen (US$998,000), according to the Yomiuri ...

*Hantavirus species with known pathology. With increasing clinical experience, many mixed pictures of 'hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome' are now noted ...

including the threatened bombus pennsylvanicus. “This is outrageous!” Johnson exulted, amid the color and din of all this plant and animal life. Now, I was really jealous. A man pulled into my ...

Whether you have school-age kids or you’re a science buff yourself, chances are you’ve visited the Harvard Museum of Natural History and marveled at the thousands of insects on display. All of ...

There are three species of voles in Indiana. The Meadow vole, Microtis pennsylvanicus, is the most common. People often refer to voles as meadow mice or field mice. However, they are not the same ...

A Carleton University research team is taking one big step for cricket-kind — testing how the insects respond to microgravity to see if they can be nutritious space food. According to Sophie ...

The Gryllus pennsylvanicus, otherwise known as the fall field cricket. (Submitted by Emily McColville) "There hasn't been a ton of research on crickets or even insects in general in space so far ...

Two species of voles are common in the Northeast, the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) and the woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum). The common names indicate the sort of habitat each species ...