Lacewing field day focuses on release strategies
Lacewings love to eat the aphids that apple growers want to keep in check in organic orchards. That part sounds simple, but figuring out how to use commercially reared lacewings [...
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Lacewings love to eat the aphids that apple growers want to keep in check in organic orchards. That part sounds simple, but figuring out how to use commercially reared lacewings [...
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...
Les autres insectes pollinisateurs What role do other pollinating insects play? I’ve noticed that around my house, it seems toContinue Reading The post Answers to Your Questions: P...
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...
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...
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.
Researchers in Wales are investigating whether native insects could play a role in controlling one of the UK’s most damaging invasive plants. The Bangor University project, which h...
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...
Biodiversity is the complex web that supports life as we know it, including all the plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms we share the planet with, and the (often interconnecte...
June 22–28 marks Pollinator Week, an international celebration dedicated to these often-overlooked workers who ensure the reproduction of thousands ofContinue Reading The post 10 F...
"Thrips can cause significant damage and yield losses either by direct damage, such as feeding marks on the crop, or by indirect damage through acting as a virus vector, spreading...
You can borrow this e-book from Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). Subscription is required and is free. TheContinue Reading The post The Insect Crisis: BaNQ’s...
Good news: If you’re familiar with bird photography, then you already have many of the skills and equipment required to photograph bugs. While often overlooked, insects and other a...
The HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC), together with Cucare Diagnostics and Wageningen University & Research, is advancing applied research in sustainable pest management fo...
The sterile insect technique has been adopted worldwide for nearly 70 years.
This week we chose a question from Sherri M on Ask Gardenerd for our YouTube video: “What insects should I get to eat the bad insects that are eating my garden?” Christy explains s...
Growers and pest consultants who want to learn more about using lacewings for biological control can attend field days scheduled June 24 and 25 in Washington apple orchards. The fi...
Around here they seem to go for a wide variety of plants. Valerian is always in flower from the beginning of Spring onwards, so that is a great delight for them. Then, as summer...
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.
What research tells us about how we can help bees, butterflies, and other insects in our home landscape
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.
I think they have special skills, heating and cooling… I’m sure I read it somewhere.. they are so fascinating… and so “harmless”… they are no threat to us humans…
Birding connects us to the world around us as we search for and observe Earth’s stunning biodiversity. But why stop at birds? Insects and other arthropods may have a creepy-crawly...
We’re hearing more and more about creating butterfly gardens, and that’s a good thing for biodiversity—and for us. But whatContinue Reading The post Creating Your Own Butterfly Gar...
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