"All major types of herbivory appear to be present at Republic ... Labandeira's lab at the Smithsonian to be photographed so that insect leaf-damage could be computerized and measured.

nor was arthropod abundance with insect herbivory. Our results suggest that forest loss reduced tree diversity which, in turn, changed host leaf traits and associational resistance and undermined ...

which suggests that production of these compounds is a selective response to insect feeding (Baldwin and Preston, 1999). Systemic signals induced by herbivory and wounding Wounding results in the ...

Where there is money to be made smuggling, networks will target wildlife. The scale of the insect smuggling problem is unknown. Many cases will go unreported due to the clandestine nature of the ...

Australia's emerging insect industry needs to overcome critical barriers to expanding. Insects have a wide range of potential uses that address sustainability, food security and waste reduction.

Once inside, the insect is doomed to become plant food, Anderson said. “It continues to trigger those hairs and the trap slowly closes and eventually starts releasing digestive enzymes to start ...

The rapid drop-off in the population of Costa Rica’s May beetles comes against the backdrop of a major decline in overall insect numbers worldwide, caused by human-made changes to the planet.

I love this time of year, especially in the vegetable garden, since there is so much planting to be done! Late May is the ...

And let’s face it, nobody wants to be a mosquito’s dinner. Consumer Reports just released its latest insect repellent ratings, so before you head outside, here’s what you need to know to ...

And the hike is one of the few places to see Venus flytraps. The plant only grows in 12 counties in southeast North Carolina near Wilmington and a few nearby places in South Carolina, which made ...

Insect-eating Venus flytraps thrive in the Carolinas as hikers peek into their native ecosystem by: ERIK VERDUZCO, Associated Press Posted: May 27, 2025 / 12:08 AM EDT ...

Welcome to the pea family, commonly called the legume family, or as horticulturalist Catherine Kleier would say, the fabulous ...