"It worked so good!” Gardener shares simple trick to keep unwanted pests away from plants: 'So good to know' first appeared ...

Even the few species that do kill trees tend to target highly stressed ones. The mountain pine beetle is the bad bug of the bunch. Given the right conditions, it can ravage one healthy tree after ...

Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American Foresters conference in Bellaire discussed how bark and ...

Faith: If one must, it's advisable to begin by eating insects that crisp up well when ... dipped in the sticky white sap of the jackfruit tree. … Standing in one paddy, Darsana shouts ...

Streetlights are brightening our nights, but they’re dimming the prospects for insects. The increasing levels of artificial ...

As spring arrives, your cold winter garden may start transforming into a vibrant oasis of colour and life, but while plants may begin to flourish, you may also see a return of plant-eating pests.

There are currently around 630 species of carnivorous plant known to science. Although most meat-eating plants consume insects, larger plants are capable of digesting reptiles and small mammals.

Researchers already knew that, by killing trees, insect infestations in forests can alter the risk of wildfires. Many species of beetles and other insects also eat downed trees on the forest floor ...