There is almost no food available at this time of year and insects generally do not eat during their hibernation. Winter can ...

which are actually a type of scale insect covered with a waxy substance and look like little bits of cotton. Succulents and ...

Succulents and several other plants such as palms, cacti, African violets, and more are particularly susceptible to these pests. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

A plastic-eating insect in Kenya may be a potential ally to join in the fight against plastic pollution. Scientists have […] ...

Succulents and several other plants such as palms, cacti, African violets, and more are particularly susceptible to these pests. These can be controlled by picking them off using a cotton swab ...

Among the humming flash of sunbirds and insects drawn to the flowers ... conventional thinking about plant-pollinator ...

Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been ...

Normally a specialised rodent hunter, the Ethiopian wolf is the first large carnivorous predator documented consuming nectar ...

who identified the insects as Caprhiobia sp. (Lygaeidae) and Oxycarenus maculatus, also known as the Protea seed bug. Both species are native to Africa. Caprhiobia sp. is a plant bug with a ...

They remember where and when ripe fruits are available, and use this information to decide which trees they will visit and even where they will sleep in order to eat these fruits first thing in ...

Eating insects remains off-limits for most humans but a market for pet food made from crickets, mealworms and the like is growing.

Researchers have struggled to determine how pet food affects the planet as there is not much data on what goes into it.