MINNEAPOLIS — Each year, a coalition of volunteer community scientists and conservation organizations collects migratory monarch butterfly population data as part of their Western Monarch Count ...

Although they look like bees, they are a type of fly engaging in Batesian mimicry, a type of identity theft that’s done to fool predators. To tell whether it’s a fly or a bee, a closer look shows ...

The Species Volunteer Network is operating in Scotland thanks to Players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Rare Invertebrates in the Cairngorms project is a partnership between RSPB, RZSS , Butterfly ...

Villages can support many pollinators. simple spaces like gardens, parks, and wild plants provide food and nesting sites for ...

Think plants are just ‘nice’? You haven’t met this cabinet of devious, clever and plain murderous botanical curiosities ...

These golden blooms are a common sight in a vegetable garden because they’re so good at keeping pests away. Marigolds ( Tagetes) are known to repel nematodes, whiteflies, squash bugs, aphids, thrips, ...

Whatever the type of landscape, scrub habitats are just as significant as more celebrated hedgerows, offering a similar suite of benefits ...

When it comes to research on habitats for pollinating insects, villages have so far received relatively little attention. The ...

A yellow disk with rays of white—an icon of childhood drawings and a flower with healing properties. We have picnics on it, ...

Aphids often appear just as rose buds start to form ...

You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like tiny bees or wasps, they don’t sting. They’re actually some of the most ...

Besides cold-weather crops like lettuce, carrots, peas, cilantro, and dill, I also want to get some color in the garden ASAP. I have a dwarf lilac bush that is about to pop, and my pluot tree is in ...