It's not just milk and sugar that make a tasty cuppa, research suggests. Scientists say the secret to brewing a delicious pot ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Cochineals are tiny bugs that live on prickly pear cactuses. The acid in their guts makes a red dye used in textiles, cosmetics, and foods like M&Ms and Yoplait yogurt.

Its true flowers are small ... would a plant spend so much time and energy doing this? The answer is reproduction – the titan ...

Their bodies can also be bright red. Boxelder bugs lay rust-colored eggs on female boxelder trees (Acer negundo) in spring and again in late summer. The small nymphs hatch from the eggs in about ...

Some species of all these insects can spread disease when they feed, which can lead to the demise of your plants. So, it's ...

It takes a sip of the sweet liquid oozing from the leaf, brushing a leg against one tiny hair ... can find pitcher plants with leaves like champagne flutes, into which insects (and sometimes ...

Some bugs are in our food because, well, we put them there. If you think it's fruit that turns this strawberry yogurt red, think again ... you have to farm these little bugs, and collect billions ...

Other pests that can find their way inside your home are lace bugs ( Corythucha spp. and Stephanitis spp.). These insects can ...

Ten years ago, a mysterious new disease was found sweeping through Hawaii’s native ‘ohi‘a forests, killing off the foundation ...

Urban gardens and balconies might be small, but they are important places for insects, birds and other animals to find ... In some cases, our love of flowering plants means that urban areas are home ...

Leaving leaf litter on lawns can benefit overwintering insects, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert said.