Insect netting can make a huge difference to your yard, but it's important to select the correct variety, keeping in mind ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

Paper birch, though, is so much more. According to the National Park Service, there is evidence of the trees being used by ...

When winter is upon us, we are aware of our shorter days and colder temperatures. Animals have their own adaptations for ...

Inoculating crops with beneficial rhizobacteria has been shown to reduce insect pest damage by priming natural plant defence ...

Climate warming can impact plant quality, which in turn shapes the nutrition and immune defense of insect herbivores like ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

A healthy garden attracts more than pollinators. It can bring California quail, too. Discover how these social birds help ...

The great tit (Parus major) is the picture-perfect garden bird. With its colorful feathers and melodic, two-note whistle, it ...

We have some fancy names for certain styles of foods such as charcuterie for a tray of appetizers and etouffee for shrimp ...

An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.