Professor Ary Hoffmann
Melbourne Laureate Professor, Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group, School of BioSciences, Bio21 Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Victoria’s new habitat law fails to protect a tiny endangered species
A critically endangered wingless stonefly in Australia could face extinction after the government went against scientific advice
Sciences & Technology
Scientists and government agencies are targeting mosquitoes with bacteria
The Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever – and now a new strain is protecting people in Malaysia
Environment
Go Figure
Do you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why
There’s an explosion of crickets and other insects in Melbourne, here’s why we should embrace these swarms as a cycle of nature
Sciences & Technology
The breeding trap targeting Melbourne’s growing mozzie problem
A mosquito trap that could significantly reduce egg numbers may be the answer to controlling mosquito-borne diseases – like the Buruli ulcer – in Victoria
Sciences & Technology
The wingless grasshopper that could cross Bass Strait, but not the Yarra River
New genomic approaches can track the movement of Australia’s flightless matchstick grasshopper
Sciences & Technology
The fly DNA fighting killer bacteria
The genome of an Australian fly has won an evolutionary “arms race” against a killer bacteria by evolving to co-exist with it
Sciences & Technology
Q&A
Q&A: Victoria’s monster mosquito explosion
Do you feel like a personal donor to a rising number of blood-sucking mosquitoes this Australian spring? You’re not alone
Sciences & Technology
The Australian grasshopper that’s given up sex
A unique ‘matchstick’ grasshopper that’s evolved into an all-female species that doesn’t reproduce through sex gives us fascinating insights into evolution
Sciences & Technology
Mini-beast renaturing: A time for local action
Insect numbers are dwindling around the world and that has an ecological knock-on effect, but we could help by renaturing mini-beasts in our own urban backyards