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Moths are an important part of the food web and serve as pollinators. Creating moth-friendly habitats involves planting pale-colored, native plants and providing shelter. Resources like the Xerces ...

The crucial role bees play in sustaining life on Earth is well understood, but there are some other animals doing more than their share of heavy lifting when it comes to pollinating plant life and ...

With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, ...

Not long ago, one could gaze at the night sky and see the Milky Way. Light pollution, or artificial light at night, now significantly impedes our view of the Milky Way; air pollution contributes, too.

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research from the University of Sussex, published today (Wednesday 29 March 2023). Amid widespread ...

Moths have long been seen as the annoying creatures that leave holes in your clothes. But new research suggests that those pesky insects have been badly misjudged. A new study, published this week in ...

A guide to seven of the best perennials to plant in January, and you can get all of these as bare-root plants to benefit bees ...

Apart from managed honey bees, there is increasing evidence that some wild bee species have experienced regional declines in North America. These include Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, ...

The complicated relationship between a common wildflower and a little gray moth is yielding new insights into how species coevolve, with implications for the conservation of biodiversity. Researchers ...