All about honeybees
It took the nectar from five million flowers to make the pint of honey setting on a kitchen shelf. Honeybees worked from sunup to sundown.
Browsing: Insects
Insects in your yard: mayflies
Do you live near water? If so, mayflies might be visiting your yard. Learn about them and their unusual life.
Insects in your yard – bees, wasps, ants, sawflies – Hymenoptera
Your yard is filled with bees, wasps, ants and sawflies. All in the order Hymenoptera, here’s a brief overview of their common characteristics and lifestyle.
Attract butterflies to your yard
When you plant with butterflies in mind, nothing screams “success” like the sight of them dancing from flower to flower.
About termites: mostly beneficial (yes, really!)
All about termites, among the most destructive pests on earth, but, also, one of the most beneficial. In fact, we probably can’t survive without them.
Explore an insect-friendly yard – 1
Come with me a little way; you’ll find that insects are very interesting — they live lives full of (insect-style) adventure.
Explore an insect-friendly yard – 2
The butterflies on your flowers are sipping nectar, too. They sip through a “proboscis,” a tube designed for sucking liquids.
Explore an insect-friendly yard – 3
Let’s now step over to your pond. The Green Darner protecting his territory above the water is capable of devouring 600 mosquitoes a day.
The ins and outs of an insect’s anatomy
All insects have three things in common: An exoskeleton, three main body parts: and six jointed legs.
Tips for identifying insects, spiders
Lots of people surprise themselves by developing an interest in identifying insects and spiders they see in their yard.