The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and ...

Strawberry plants are typically considered low-maintenance; however, they sometimes struggle with basic functions and need a helping hand from their gardener.

What looks like a plant’s failed fruit may actually be a clever deal that lets both the plant and its pollinating beetles ...

Japanese red elder plants safeguard their own survival when they drop fruits infested by Heterhelus beetle larvae, as well as the survival of these larvae. A Kobe University study changes the ...

Japanese red elder plants safeguard their own survival when they drop fruits infested by Heterhelus beetle larvae, as well as ...

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

Animals and microbes sustain ecosystems, food systems and climate stability. Their decline threatens global resilience and demands urgent human alignment with nature.

A Professor of Applied Entomology and Pest Management at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Olufunmilayo Oladipo, says insects such as bees, houseflies, silkworms and similar species ...

A new study suggests that routine flea and tick treatments could expose native insects to high levels of toxins.

The same plant that promises to turn a backyard into a butterfly paradise now sits on invasive species watchlists in several ...

While in school, every child learns the basic parts of a flower and how insects, such as bees, buzz from flower to flower, ...

Ready for another rendition of the birds and the bees – from the gardeners’ point of view? It’s called pollination – the loving interplay between pollinators and flowers that keeps the ecosystem in ...