Most gardeners know that ladybugs and lacewings are welcome visitors. What fewer people realize is how deliberately you can ...
Predation of immature monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) by arthropod natural enemies is well-established. However, little is known about predation by avian and mammalian predators on this species ...
Pexels Most gardeners have been conditioned to reach for the spray bottle the moment they see something moving on their ...
Most gardeners have been conditioned to reach for the spray bottle the moment they see something moving on their plants. It’s ...
Yet some insect larvae are predators, and a small number of these have developed highly efficient imaging systems out of simple stemmata. At least three instances of this have been found in modern ...
Above: lady beetles are being released into Purdue greenhouses as a biological control agent. Photo by Purdue University. Some insects are pests, but not all insects are bad. Overwhelmingly, the ...