Two mating couples of Callosobruchus maculatus seed beetles deriving from an inbred ... The mating may last several minutes, during which the male transfers ca. 50,000 sperm in an ejaculate ...

For a brief period of a few weeks in the summer, male stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) fly in search of a mate. They use their spectacular jaws to wow the ladies and conduct dramatic duels with their ...

While some insects are helpful for the local environment, others are invasive species that can wreak havoc on neighborhood ...

During mating, the male beetle deposits a sack of sperm into the female’s reproductive tract, where the eggs are fertilized. Though choices can differ by species, female bombardier beetles often ...

HDOA’s PPC was notified and retrieved the male beetle from the trap which had been initially deployed by the USDA. On April 22, HDOA was notified by the BIISC that two adult CRB were found in ...

A new study by researchers at UC Davis and in China shows that the male beetles' ability to detect female pheromones is also on a 48-hour, or circabidian, cycle.