As Dominique demonstrates, start with a large pot to plant your tomatoes in. Place the tomato plant in the middle and plant ...

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

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As a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving skeins of silk, which the ...

Lauren Simpson rejoiced in early October when she spotted a False Duskywing in her garden for the first time. Some folks might dismiss Gesta invisus as a "meh" butterfly, if they even notice the ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

University of California, Berkeley biologists have shown that several species of fruit fly have stolen a successful defense from bacteria to survive predation by parasitic wasps, which in some flies ...

In the relentless battle between parasites and their hosts, nature often finds innovative solutions. Sometimes, however, borrowing proven strategies can trump the invention of new ones. This principle ...

For example, marigolds are beautiful, warm-colored flowers that naturally repel aphids while attracting beneficial insects like ladybugs and parasitic wasps. Parasitic wasps feed on aphids, ...