There are a few approaches to treating an outbreak. First, quarantine the plant. If you’re not too squeamish, just squish all ...

But why would a plant spend so much time and energy doing this? The answer is reproduction – the titan arum needs pollinators ...

and Stephanitis spp.). These insects can be found on many landscape plants around your neighborhood. In small numbers, they ...

Seventeen new species of plant bugs—a group of insects with a strawlike mouth used to feed on plant and animal matter—have ...

New research suggests that plants seem to be emitting sounds and engaging in unheard conversations, especially when they're ...

Palo verde beetles are large, root-boring insects that typically infest palo verde trees. Here's how to tell if your trees ...

Mimicry in animals is a common form of protection from predators. For instance, two distasteful or toxic butterflies may ...

So, let's crack on with it! Ivy is a great source of nectar and pollen for late-flying insects, which won't appreciate if you ...

Lavender is one of the most effective plants against insects and mosquitoes. The fragrance that appears soothing to us is ...

Within days it transpired that Giuliana had recorded an invasive species not seen in the UK for almost two decades and in the ...

If you're short on beneficial insects, your garden ecosystem is telling you it needs more diversity. So, plant flowers to call more bug friends in, especially Australian natives and exotics such ...

Planting an oak tree, if you have the room, provides acorns and leaves that feed and provide cover for millions of organisms and species while also sequestering carbon.