While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still ...

As I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of ...

Cattails (Typha latifolia) are the iconic freshwater wetland plant. Where there is fresh water and some sun, there will be ...

Buzzing insects may be seen as pests—but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits ...

The March 21 meeting of the Shadrach Bond Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was held in the Hancock County Historical Society Library, in the Kibbe Museum.

Scientists have begun introducing weevils from Louisiana into South Africa’s Crocodile River in hopes that the insects will ...

Instead of fighting the aphids on your flowers, leaving them alone will actually draw in beneficial pollinators and predators ...

Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

Skin flakes are hard to digest. It’s like eating hair, or feathers. So dust mites have powerful digestive enzymes to break the skin down. Those enzymes turn up in dust mite poop. And let’s just say ...

Part of the ancient wasp's body resembles the structure of the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant, which snaps shut to ...

A newly identified parasitic wasp that buzzed and flew among dinosaurs 99 million years ago evolved a bizarre mechanism, ...

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.