Microclimates in herb patches can provide refuges for overheating insects
Research shows that patches of flowering plants can provide crucial shade during heatwaves, even in surprisingly small patches.
Tag: insects
How mammals and molluscs attack oaks
Foraging decisions of molluscs and mammals repulse seedlings from old adults.
Non-insect-eating insectivorous plant
Flying insects plummet
Where have all the flower-pollinating insects have gone?
All’s fir in love and war
Nigel Chaffey discovers there is a fountain of youth, but only if you’re a firebug.
In the right place at the right time for pollination
Parnassia epunctulata, a herb with generalized pollination, which exhibits sequential stamen movement.
Australia’s national flower is an invasive species – even in Australia
How do you control a problem like Acacia pycnantha? First, figure out what you are dealign with.
