Planthoppers and leafhoppers not only feed on rice plants but also act as highly efficient vectors for plant viruses, causing ...

Insects are everywhere, crawling across sidewalks, hanging out in our gardens, and even invading our homes. Despite ...

Inspection of incoming plants by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and USDA, plus support of the University of Hawaii ...

Climate change and extreme weather events affect plants and animals and the direct impact of anthropogenic climate change has been documented extensively over the past years. In this review, I address ...

Police say a father and son were behind the horrifying mass shooting that left 16 people dead, including one of the gunmen, and 40 people hospitalized during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in ...

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian who was serving as an interpreter were killed after shots were fired at U.S. and Syrian forces on a mission to a historic central town in Syria on Saturday, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...

Insects threaten Lebanon's prized pine nuts Forest and livelihoods at risk, prices rising Trees left vulnerable by ravages of climate change BKASSINE FOREST, Lebanon, Nov 11 (Reuters) - In the heart ...

Epicuticular waxes act as a critical protective barrier for plants, shielding them from water loss, temperature stress, and insect attacks. In onions, this wax layer creates the characteristic white, ...

Plants keep each other informed of danger. When insects attack your garden, plants don’t simply endure the assault in silence. Research reveals plants broadcast molecular distress signals to warn ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive A veery gets ready to rise into ...