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Nights” from Grease loops in my head as I mash a banana and crack open a beer — not to sip, not yet, but to bait moths.
Gardeners often view weeds as enemies to be eradicated. However, many plants typically labeled as “weeds” actually offer ...
The hornworm is a common name for a sphinx moth’s caterpillar (larvae). One species of hornworm is called the “tomato hornworm” because it loves to munch on the leaves of tomato plants. Another ...
Two teachers turned farmers are tapping the power of the fragrant perennial to transform a former concrete dump site in ...
Did you know that National Moth Week is about to begin? That’s right, Na- tional Moth Week (July 19 to 27) is always the last ...
Art, Wonder, and the Natural World,” at the National Gallery of Art through Nov. 2, is a convergence of art and ...
In particular, to attract hummingbirds, we recommend growing long-blooming flowers, which will fill your garden with color ...
A nonprofit organization in East Brunswick, New Jersey started National Moth Week in 2012. The Friends of the East Brunswick ...
In addition, nectar bats, unique from fruit bats, have a continual expression of a gene responsible for sugar transport, a trait also observed in a species of hummingbird.
Following one of the driest springs on record and the scorching end to June, it is easy to forget that Summer only officially ...
The Asian transplants, brought to North America in the late 1800s, have become so widespread that many mistake them for native species despite their foreign roots.