Some plants display animal-like behaviors. Sundew hunts insects. Skunk cabbage generates heat. Witchweed steals nutrients.

Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their ...

This huge loss has been attributed to both direct and indirect damage that plant parasitic nematodes cause. For example, damage to yam by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and the yam nematode ...

Growths on plants formed by parasitic weevils help their offspring hunker down on a Brazilian savanna and outlast the flames.

Are you tired of garden pests and want to reduce pesticide use? Certain plants can help manage insects in your garden. Beneficial insects help control pest populations by attracting predators that ...

and how the growing market paid for advances in science - from greenhouse technology and research into orchids which until then were thought to be parasitic, to how to transport live plants over ...

From pests to root rot to other issues, tomatoes need TLC, but we asked the experts which are the best companion plants to ...

Cat pooping and vomiting can be alarming. Find out the causes and solutions to help your cat recover with our comprehensive ...

This unique flower holds deep cultural meaning for local indigenous communities, especially the Temiar and Jahai tribes.

Climate change could be helping the flesh-eating screwworm fly spread, undoing decades of progress — and the USDA isn’t doing ...

Washington's pollinators are critical to our state’s agriculture and can sometimes be used to help degraded ecosystems.