Many people depend on feeders to draw hummingbirds into their yard, but several fruit plants can also work like a dinner bell ...

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

Discover what keystone plants are and what role they play in our ecosystems. Learn which plants are considered keystones an ...

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

What Is a Wheel Bug? A wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is a fairly large member (up to 1.5 inches) of the family commonly known ...

Here are DIY measures I regularly use in my small city garden ... re short on beneficial insects, your garden ecosystem is telling you it needs more diversity. So, plant flowers to call more ...

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

Assassin bugs (also known as ambush bugs or thread-legged bugs) are one of nature's stealthiest hunters, known for their precision strikes and ability to subdue prey with incredible efficiency.

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

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 ...

What Is a Native Plant? Native plants are species that would naturally exist in an area without human introduction. They’ve ...

Let's talk about one of the most dazzling — and dangerous — creatures in the animal kingdom: the golden poison dart frog. These tiny amphibians have incredibly toxic skin, and it packs a serious punch ...