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Pollinator Plants: A Clever Way to Attract Beneficial Insects to Your Farm

If you want to maximize the health and improve the productivity of your plants the fundamental way to achieve that aim is to encourage an insect population that is as diverse as po...

Readers reply: Which organisms are most beneficial to humans without us realising?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis wee...

Biobest’s new Aphidoletes-System packaging advances aphid control

Biobest's new Aphidoletes-System packaging supports faster population build-up of Aphidoletes aphidimyza. This improves longevity and fecundity for more effective and sustainable a...

Study highlights mosquitoes’ hidden contribution to flower reproduction

When a mosquito tries to bite biology professor David Inouye during fieldwork among orchids in Colorado, he pauses before swatting the bug. If it's dusted with pollen, he lets it l...

Insects

Sunny, 26°, light S. A walk out to Lollingdon but very little noted bird wise. A Corn Bunting on the hill and singing and several Yellowhammer nearby. 20+ Red Kite around,  as seve...

‘Seek-and-destroy’ nematodes key to fighting invasive beetle

The Queensland Longhorn Beetle has wreaked havoc on Hawaii island farmers, but it turns out there’s a microscopic solution available on the coasts: nematodes.

Soil Bacteria Kill Insects With a Toxin Related to Diphtheria

Scoop up a handful of garden soil and you are almost certainly holding billions of Streptomyces bacteria. They are among the most abundant organisms on the planet, responsible for...

‘Seek-and-destroy’ nematodes key to fighting invasive beetle

The Queensland Longhorn Beetle has wreaked havoc on Hawaii Island farmers, but it turns out there’s a microscopic solution available on the coasts: nematodes. The post ‘Seek-and-de...

Understanding Insect Behaviour: The Key to Smarter Control Strategies

Insects are among the most adaptable creatures on the planet. They thrive in urban spaces, rural environments, and even the cleanest indoor settings. While most people see them as...

Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some numbers to how important pollinators are for both nutrition...

Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some numbers to how important pollinators are for both nutrition...

Unique Honeybees Found Only in Southern California Can Fend Off Deadly Varroa Mites

‘Southern California is home to a black-and-yellow flying treasure’, wrote scientists giddy over good news about bee populations—and our food supply. Commercial honeybee hives acro...

Organic Pest Control: A Matter of Timing

Most people who ask me for advice about unwanted insects do so in response to an infestation that’s already wellContinue Reading The post Organic Pest Control: A Matter of Timing a...

Virus-enhanced parasitoids for sustainable mealybug control in greenhouse horticulture

The HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC), together with Cucare Diagnostics and Wageningen University & Research, is advancing applied research in sustainable pest management fo...

Cool Insect Facts That Will Have You Appreciating the Little Critters

Restoring Nature Action 5: Manage Mosquitoes Without Harming Pollinators

#mgnv #mastergardener #mosquitocontrol Action 5 in our Restoring Nature series offers strategies for managing mosquitoes without harming pollinators.

Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some numbers to how important pollinators are for both nutrition...

The Leek Moth That Attacks Garlic and Onions

Who mercilessly attacks garlic and onions? Who pierces and chews them, jeopardizing our harvests of these delicious allium vegetables? WhatContinue Reading The post The Leek Moth T...

Milkweed: A Whole Ecosystem on a Plant

Milkweed plants are important to Monarch butterflies, which depend on milkweed to raise their caterpillars. But Monarchs aren’t the only ones who benefit from milkweed. Scientists...

Insect bites: How to identify and treat

Gardeners must balance the rewards of their trade with the risks; you can grow wonderful flowers and vegetables, but you're also outside getting chewed on by various insects.

The Science Behind Pollinator Gardening Virtual Class with Matthew Shepherd

What research tells us about how we can help bees, butterflies, and other insects in our home landscape

How ‘Sentinel Gardens’ Help Spot Dangerous Bugs Abroad

Scientists have planted American trees in China, Korea and elsewhere to attract hungry insects. Their hope is to identify the most damaging bugs before they cross the ocean.

Using biological controls to get the best growing results

The greenhouses at Foster Flowers Wholesale Nursery in Whitefish look like most other greenhouses. The floors are covered with trays of young plants and rows of hanging baskets are...

Wild life in the garden, or around!

Took a hasty photo early this wet morning of a tall wild plant almost at flowering point, just outside my garden gate, ostensibly to see how well the macro facility of a dusty old...