Urban monarchs formed isolated populations with limited impact on migratory butterflies, suggesting city habitats can support ...

In early spring, when many overwintering insects begin to emerge, they need a readily available source of nourishment to ...

The discoveries were made during a bioblitz—an intensive one-day biological survey—and detailed in the park’s new ...

To survive a drop in temperatures over winter, monarch butterflies go into diapause – often called overwintering or ...

I did as advised and let my dandelions grow during May and was rewarded by a visit from this large bumblebee. Which species ...

Seed pods become erect as flowers fade, resembling fairytale toadstools or castle turrets. Ideal for gravel gardens and sunny ...

Unlike trees, a living, healthy bog will soak up more carbon per square metre than almost any other ecosystem on Earth ...

The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere. It lays eggs in ...

For best results plant Nectaroscordum siculum bulbs in well-drained soil in a sunny border where it will gradually multiply. It grows easily from seed, but the plants won't flower for around six years ...

Water hyacinth is not only affecting East African countries. It is also a major problem in some of the world’s major dams - ...

To say the New World Screwworm is a nasty parasite would be an understatement. The flesh-eating scourge that tortures cattle ...

In warm, humid climates, blowfly strikes can decimate herds of livestock, making flies a significant nuisance for livestock ...