Discovery News
Feb. 15, 2010
Heavy-Metal Music, Other Sounds Aimed at Beetle Pests
Wulfila Gronenberg, a UA associate professor of neuroscience, ecology and evolutionary biology, said new research on the hearing abilities of beetles is "promising." The "Beetle Mania" project is meant to aid in creating environmentally friendly ways to prevent beetles from killing the very trees that have a crucial place in the ecosystem.