Gut bacteria explain insects’ tolerance to a toxic diet. sciencedaily.com. September 21, 2016. Summary:The microbial communities of toxic plant feeders in the Albufera lake in Valencia, Spain have been the focus of recent research. Aside from explaining the insects’ tolerance to a toxic diet, the findings may have applications in bioremediation: a waste management technique […]

Toxicological Trivia from May 20, 2016: In our previous trivia (332, Hoopoe), we mentioned the basket bug  (Oiketicus kirbyi), an insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Psychidae family, subfamily Oiketicinae .The species is distributed in the Americas from Argentina to Mexico, including Caribbean islands. According to a newspaper article in the Alto […]

Toxicological Trivia from April 13, 2010: Hylesia is a genus of butterfly that causes persistent dermatitis due to contact with the adult hair. There have been outbreaks of different species in Mexico, French Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay. In Argentina,the epidemic episodes occurred in the provinces of Misiones, Entre Rios and Buenos Aires.  […]