For the first time in 20 years, botanists have identified a new carnivorous plant on the Pacific coast of North America, but what’s good news for science is bad news for insects. The Triantha ...
Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...
Non-native plant feeding insects can be serious agricultural pests, but a new study estimates that many such invasive insects remain undiscovered. (Getty Images) Over the past two centuries, thousands ...
Unprecedented hot weather in the UK this summer has led to an "explosion" of pests, a horticulturalist has said. The Met Office recently confirmed summer 2025 was the hottest on record for the UK, and ...
A new study shows that plant-eating insects affect forest ecosystems considerably more than previously thought. Among other things, the insects are a factor in the leaching of nutrients from soil and ...
A bane of farmers’ existence, it’s estimated that plant-eating pests are responsible for the loss of as much as 40 percent of ...
Marcel Dicke (@DickeMarcel) already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. In an Opinion paper ...
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