Pesticide safety is extremely important. If the directions on the label are followed, both the applicator and the environment ...

State regulations in Colorado and Washington only allow pesticides in cannabis gardens similar to those permitted for organic farms. Treatments of soapy water and neem oil work, but most gardeners ...

Some people believe that all bugs are bad. Other people only know there are beneficial insects, such as the ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) as well as green lacewings (Chrysopa or Chrysoperla species) ...

Silkworms have long been the basis of the world's silk industry but new Australian research points to a possible future mulberry tree-free alternative. Scientists at CSIRO Entomology have found that ...

Have seen a Green Lacewing lately? I've just finished examining one perched motionless at eye level on the curtain of our bathroom window. They are very common insects and are widely distributed but ...

Green lacewings vibrate their bodies and sing to each other! Green lacewings have babies that are prized as pest control. But before they can mate, they have to vibrate their bodies and sing to each ...

The summit of Flagstaff Mountain is dominated by old ponderosa pines. Within the last several decades, drought, high winds, mountain pine beetles and mistletoes have taken their toll, leaving numerous ...

: I have these pale green, 1/2-inch transparent flying objects that remind me of moths. What are they and are they a threat to my small, young fruit trees? A: The transparent green moths might be ...

A maternally transmitted Spiroplasma bacterium is the likely cause of the green lacewing's female-biased sex ratio, according to a new study. A maternally transmitted Spiroplasma bacterium is the ...

It’s the perfect setup for a teen dystopian novel: Men start disappearing from the population as many women fail to give birth to living male babies. But for some insects, it’s real life, and when ...