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.
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.
A University of Würzburg study has found that Monarch butterflies employ a sun compass on their long-distance migration.
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.
Sex pheromones could help stop 'murder hornets' from invading and wreaking havoc, according to a new study from UC San Diego.
Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century, but German researchers have finally solved it.
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.
It has been nine years since Matt Doogue tried to take his own life-but he has since found peace and therapy through insect photography.