Bug hotels are a great way to attract beneficial insects to your garden. Also known as insect hotels or insect houses, they are structures filled with different kinds of natural materials - dead wood, ...

Every spring, the air near my house hums. Bees and insects crisscross my yard searching for a sip of nectar, ferrying pollen between the golden poppies and California lilacs and bumbling across flower ...

The empty plastic nursery pots that are piling up in your garage can easily be repurposed into an eco-friendly home for pollinators with just a little creativity and a few materials. Transforming them ...

Question: What are beneficial insects, and how can my family help them stay safe in the winter? Answer: Beneficial insects garden along with you to help your plants thrive. The larva stage (the young) ...

Deurne, Belgium—When the local government in this small city just outside Antwerp set out to build its newest hotel, it wasn’t hoping to draw in businesspeople or tourists. Instead, its target ...

Our planet is losing species at rates never before seen in human history. A report from the United Nations says that 1 million animal and plant species are on the verge of extinction, many within ...

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NORMAL — Normal will build two insect hotels thanks to a grant from Ameren Illinois that is part of the town being named a 2016 "progressive city." Normal will receive $2,500 for winning the award, ...