A diffuser which "smells like fear" could help keep pests off garden plants, according to a new study. The special odor is made up of compounds produced by ladybugs, a natural predator of plant-eating insects which ravage gardens and crops. Pests which catch a whiff of the stuff will change their behavior, thinking predators are […]
French beekeeper Denis Jaffré invented a trap to catch Asian murder hornets that had decimated all his hives 5 years ago.
The scales of a butterfly are so unique under a microscope that they are being used in Serbia as the next revolution in security coding.
Researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilize and eradicate the invasive, disease carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Migratory western monarchs are showing up at their overwintering sites in coastal California in far greater numbers—a sign of hope for the struggling population.
Bee-lovers rejoice with news that a healthy indigenous bee population was found after remaining hidden for at least 200 years in Blenheim
A University of Würzburg study has found that Monarch butterflies employ a sun compass on their long-distance migration.
From 2,000 to 100,000, Western monarch butterflies arrived in California for their 2021 winter migration in huge numbers.
The California Academy of Sciences announced 70 new plant and animal species discovered in 2021 on five continents.
The annual 2021 Western Monarch Count reported 247,237 butterflies observed across overwintering sites—a 125-fold increase over last year.
The south-coast city of Brighton and Hove, in England, is mandating that new buildings be included with special bricks for nesting bees.
Sex pheromones could help stop 'murder hornets' from invading and wreaking havoc, according to a new study from UC San Diego.
The 2.4 acre meadow as an "oasis" of insects and flowers, with 40 different blooming plant species on which Krenn's bees can feed.
There's a palpable sense of wonderment in the motions of the marmoset as it reaches out for a species of giant katydid.
Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century, but German researchers have finally solved it.
To avoid using chemical insecticides, groundskeepers at one of New York City's biggest apartment complexes have released 720,000 ladybugs to help control pests like aphids and mites.
A photographer in Malaysia who specializes in macro photography was hiking in a state park when he came across a lovely green lacewing. He posted the photos on the Web. When a scientist came across them, he realized it was an entirely new species. The discovery of Semachrysa jade, named by the two men, has been described as a triumph of citizen science, surging amid the advent of digital cameras, the internet and social media.
While some people complained when temperatures in the region took a deep dive, entomologists, foresters and naturalists were rooting for the mercury to drop even lower. That is because the extreme cold has the potential to beat back some of the invasive insects threatening treasured local tree and plant species.
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