Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them ...

If you are concerned about your plant not fruiting, this is likely due to the absence of male flowers, which provide the ...

Glossy flowers are visible to bees from a distance, but make color recognition difficult up close. They thus represent a ...

Pesticides used on commercial farms, and even your backyard flower bed, could be harming the healthy bacteria that live in ...

Glossy flowers are visible to bees from a distance, but make color recognition difficult up close. They thus represent a visual compromise of ...

Butterflies, contrary to their delicate appearance, frequently expel liquid waste, a process crucial for their survival. This ...

Solar panels can actually benefit pollinating insects by providing a habitat for wildflowers. Learn how they support biodiversity and preserve beauty.

Insect populations are in steep decline, which could endanger the food supply. But there are things we can do to reverse the ...

When the days grow shorter in winter and many plants have long lost their green attire, the poinsettia brings color into the ...

Corpse plants definitely earn their nickname. Their pungent odors attract not only the carrion insects – beetles and flies normally drawn to decomposing meat – that pollinate the plants, but also ...

Learn how to help insects survive winter with simple changes recommended by ecologists, from log piles to bug hotels.

There’s something almost otherworldly about standing in the middle of a desert at night. No city glow, no noise except maybe ...