Red-cockaded woodpeckers have been the focus of conservation efforts, including habitat restoration, artificial nest box ...

Pennsylvania falls within the defined USDA Northeast region of the U.S.: the western Pennsylvania specific USDA Planting Zone is 6 (6a and 6b). This means that plants should be selected that can ...

From voracious vermin to destructive insects, pest issues are pretty much ... regularly for the presence of their bronze-colored egg clusters, which can easily be removed with a piece of tape.

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

Look around, and you'll see it everywhere: the way trees form branches, the way cities divide into neighborhoods, the way the brain organizes into regions. Nature loves modularity—a limited number of ...

The next periodical cicadas are expected to arrive in Pennsylvania in 2030 (Brood II), 2033 (Brood V), 2036 (Brood VII) and ...

Pest control experts reveal 7 foolproof methods to identify, prevent and eliminate bed bugs from your home without spending ...

An important consideration for native plant selection is also their support of a wide variety of wildlife, including native insects and birds ... they won’t lay their eggs on the shrub because ...

It is in autumn that they lay their eggs in clusters called clutches which will ... can be effective they can also harm beneficial insects and pets. Experts say there are natural and affordable ...

Often, the spinnerets are in a cluster but the exact number varies by species ... The wool-like thread is perfect for entangling the bristles and spines of insect prey. It also has electrostatic ...

The Waltham Public Library hosted naturalist Jonathan Kranz, who led a small audience through the joys and practicalities of foraging for mushrooms in New England.