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: ...

The reasoning behind these rules makes sense once you know the unique natural history of carnivorous plants. Although the most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is native only to a ...

Discover how cape sundew plants growing and eating insects in this epic time-lapse. Sundew seeds were planted in a pot with peat moss and perlite in a ratio 1:1. We placed the pot in a terrarium and ...

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 ...

Some plants have evolved fascinating ways to supplement their nutrient intake by trapping and digesting insects. These ...

Unprecedented hot weather in the UK this summer has led to an "explosion" of pests, a horticulturalist has said. The Met Office recently confirmed summer 2025 was the hottest on record for the UK, and ...

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 ...