THE PARAMAGNETIC FORCE IN PLANT GROWTH AND INSECT CONTROLNorman C. Leppla, James L. Nation, and Richard S. Patterson Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620 While observing insects under the microscope, he became absolutely delighted to discover antennal sensillae with shapes and relative sizes similar to the antennas made by humans. Understanding the ways in which these “miniature antennas” are involved in insect communication became a major emphasis of his career as a professional entomologist. His research was focused on studying relationships between insect morphology (form) and associated behavior (function). Much of this work has been published for readers of general science in books such as Insects and How They Function, The Evolution of Insects and Tuning in to Nature. Additionally, he is an avid naturalist, accomplished illustrator and enthusiastic lecturer. SCIENCE WATCH; Wax, Not Flame, May Lure Moths Published: August 28, 1990 LEAD: IT is the warm wax rather than the flame that attracts male moths to lighted candles, a Florida biophysicist says. IT is the warm wax rather than the flame that attracts male moths to lighted candles, a Florida biophysicist says. The scientist, Dr. Philip S. Callahan, who is also a consulting entomologist, said experiments have demonstrated that the particular wavelength of infrared radiation emitted by warm candle wax coincided with the wavelength emitted by sex-attractant chemicals produced by female moths. This invisible radiation could be detected by light-conducting spines protruding from the antennas of male moths, Dr. Callahan said, and misidentified as radiation from female moths. The spines act as radiation guides similar to the optical fibers used to transmit the pulses of light by which modern telephone communications are conducted. Dr. Callahan said he believed that when a male moth flies to its destruction in a candle flame, it thought it had found a female moth. It was just bad luck for male moths that radiation from female moths happened to have the same wavelength as radiation from candle wax, he said. | EVIDENT Crime Scene Products - Forensic Field Kits, Latent Print Kits, Fingerprint Powder Kits, Latent Fingerprint Kits, Field Disaster Kits, Personal Protection Kits, Forensic Entomology Kits, Photo Scale Kits, Laser Trajectory Kit, Buccal Swab Kit, Specimen Collection Kit, Charlie Walsh Fingerprint Recovery Kit, Bob Hazen Field Disaster Kit, Field Cases, www.EVIDENT.cc Frequency emitter for control of insects United States Patent 5528049 |