Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

Farmers are hoping for a cool, wet spring to halt a three-year population explosion of a pest which has the potential to destroy crops. The effects of the beet moth on sugar beet crops in East Anglia ...

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Mothballs are most effective at deterring clothes moths and their larvae. Beyond clothes moths, mothballs do not repel most pests and animals. To use mothballs safely and effectively, always store ...

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When it's time to pull out the sweaters and scarfs for winter, you may uncover a nasty surprise. The wool sweaters you tucked into the back of the closet months ago now have little moth holes chewed ...

Marie Inger Dam is a co-inventor on several patent applications relating to pheromone production. A single “sexy” gene could help us combat one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests. By deleting ...

A sight to see late in the summer is a hummingbird moth. Sometimes, they’re also called hawk moths or sphinx moths. Whatever you call them, they are fun to observe. The various names all come from the ...

Moths are an important part of the food web and serve as pollinators. Creating moth-friendly habitats involves planting pale-colored, native plants and providing shelter. Resources like the Xerces ...

It is not at all uncommon for me to see some fairly interesting things on my regular morning walk down to my Thinking Chair. I do my best to remember to scan my surroundings as I mosey along, but I ...