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What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...
This Polyphemus moth perched on Jin the cat’s head. As the owner petted Jin, their dog, Cachi, started freaking out at the ...
Along the southern edge of the United States sits the state of Alabama. While it may be home to over five million people, ...
Tami Gingrich outlines the effects of light pollution on native moth populations and makes suggestions for helping them.
Age is just a number, or is it? A new study by UTEP researchers shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than when they are young.
Each spring, millions of Bogong moths fly 1,000km south to the caves of the Australian Alps to escape the summer heat. Now we know how they find their way.
Birds routinely navigate by starlight, but the moths are the first known invertebrates, or creatures without a backbone, to find their way across such long distances using the stars.
In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each spring, they hatch from eggs in their breeding grounds in Australia’s southeast and fly up ...
A team of scientists has discovered the secret to making ‘Boronia Babies’ is a tiny moth. Heliozelidae pollinate the weird flowers made famous by May Gibbs.
NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian moth follows the stars during its yearly migration, using the night sky as a guiding compass, according to a new study. When temperatures heat up, nocturnal Bogong ...
There are plenty of ways to rid your home of moths and keep them out for good with some consistent preventive measures. Let's take a look.
Scientists have discovered bogong moths use starlight to travel from their breeding grounds in south-eastern Australia to caves in the Snowy Mountains to escape the heat. ABC NewsRadio's Sarah ...