A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research published on Jan. 20 in npj Biodiversity has ...

Feb. 1, at 3:30 pm, head over to the West Tisbury library for a presentation about pollinators with naturalist Matt Pelikan.

It can take many insect visits for a flower to be fully pollinated. For example, cucumbers need nine visits. Without this, a cucumber might develop but is misshapen. This is how plants reproduce ...

First off, let us define "bugs." To an entomologist, a person who studies insects, "bugs" refers to the insects that are members of the Order Hemiptera; think cicadas, leaf hoppers and shield bugs.

Hand-pollination of the pungent corpse flower results in hundreds of seeds that will be sent across the world to help ...

North Carolina is experiencing climate change: warmer temperatures (especially at night), more frequent extreme rainfall and a rise in sea level, scientists have found. Farmers and gardeners must ...

Biodiversity is declining across the planet, but what about in Wisconsin, how do we measure it, and how can we stop it?

Nocturnal insects in Australia, especially moths and beetles, play critical roles in pollination, waste decomposition ... With an estimated 22,000 moth species in Australia, these insects are vital ...

insects and other problems dating back roughly six years. Last May, one inspector documented “general filth” in a room at the Indiana plant. The U.S. Agriculture Department released the ...

The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by ...

Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way ...

In addition, genetically modified plants may someday be used to produce ... long been known to be toxic to a number of pestiferous insects, including the monarch caterpillar, and it had been ...