For the first time in 20 years, botanists have identified a new carnivorous plant on the Pacific coast of North America, but what’s good news for science is bad news for insects. The Triantha ...
Q: Many insects are visiting my pollinator garden that look like yellow-orange versions of a firefly. Some of the petals are missing on those flowers. How do I keep them from chewing my plants? A: ...
Non-native plant feeding insects can be serious agricultural pests, but a new study estimates that many such invasive insects remain undiscovered. (Getty Images) Over the past two centuries, thousands ...
A plant that grows in bogs along the west coast of North America has been spotted using its flowers to eat insects. Until now, researchers had no idea it was carnivorous. Carnivorous plants absorb ...
When we create a mental image of a carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap typically comes to mind. As kids, we were enthralled with the spooky idea that a plant could eat meat. However, scientists say ...
The delicate stalk and pretty white flowers of Triantha occidentalis may seem like the perfect place to perch if you're an insect, but get trapped in its sticky hairs and it will suck the nutrients ...
Marcel Dicke (@DickeMarcel) already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. In an Opinion paper ...
Tiny city gardens can be a haven for wildlife such as insects, a study of small city gardens in the Netherlands has found. The two factors that offer the biggest boost are having lots of plants and ...
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