Last month, an alarming scientific paper warned that over 40 percent of all insect species are in decline. News of an impending “insectageddon”—a world either devoid of insects or plagued with ...

People use insect repellents to keep harmful or annoying bugs away. Natural insect repellents do not contain toxic chemicals, and some research indicates they are effective. All pesticides that are ...

You may have an ally in your garden and not even realize it. Right this very minute, paper wasps are likely on patrol in your garden constantly looking for insects to hunt down and kill. The purpose ...

A recent study in Current Biology finds that paper wasps are capable of remembering rivals a week after initially meeting. As a highly social insect, the discovery proves that the paper wasps’ social ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Apr., 1979), pp. 404-411 (8 pages) Certain leaves of Triphyophyllum peltatum (Hutch. & Dalz.) Airy Shaw (Dioncophyllaceae) have an extended, erect midrib ...