though this is the first time that an insect species native to Africa has been found to do this. Polystyrene, commonly known ...

Much has been written about the value of including asters in your garden as a late-season source of food for pollinators. For this reason, I have included several in mine. However, there is one that ...

According to the study's findings, if bees and other insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, it can injure ...

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.

Another reason you don’t want your fruit to hang around too long: Hatching larvae eat “damp, decomposing, organic matter,” ...

Hoping to attract a flurry of butterflies to your garden to bring good luck? Knowing what types of food different insects eat ...

University of Maryland entomologists have uncovered a unique relationship between two species of fungi known for their ...

Important ecological goods and services include the market commodities that originate from forest habitats, such as food, fuel, timber ... and natural enemies (including species-specific insect and ...

A bumblebee’s brain is smaller than a sesame seed. But it can still accomplish quite a bit.“You don’t need a big brain to learn well,” said Felicity Muth, an assistant professor in the Department of ...

Eating bugs is still very taboo in Western culture, but insects actually provide a lot of health benefits ... once you can ...