BELVIDERE, Ill. — The Earth Force Club at Boone County Conservation District wants your help saving a group of insects that help produce a third of the food we eat. Insect pollinators help maintain ...

Spraying insect repellents made with scary-sounding chemicals on your kids may give you pause. But experts say that repellents registered with the Environmental Protection Agency—including those ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State turfgrass specialist is teaming up with scientists from Auburn University and the University of Georgia to advance Refuge Lawn, a project promoting ...

Q: What kind of insect repellent should I buy for my children? A: Warm weather means more children are getting outside to play, hike and enjoy the fresh air with family and friends. Warmer weather ...

The Laramie chickensage is unusual among the hundreds of species of sagebrush, most of which are primarily pollinated by the wind. A rare species of sagebrush found only in southeast Wyoming survives ...

Insects play an important role in the world’s food production. Roughly 70 percent of all crop species, including apples, strawberries and cocoa, depend on them for pollination. Insects rely on a ...

Using a mobile stamen to slap away insect visitors maximizes pollination and minimizes costs to flowers, a study shows. For centuries scientists have observed that when a visiting insect's tongue ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Tanoaks, Notholithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Manos, Cannon & S. H. Oh, are being killed by sudden oak death, caused by the pathogen ...

A rare species of sagebrush found only in southeast Wyoming survives primarily through pollination by bees, according to new research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student. That makes the ...