The scarlet-bodied wasp moth does not damage garden or landscape plants. And, despite its wasp-like appearance, it's a moth and cannot sting people. (Janice Wynn) Q: I have been seeing this beautiful ...

This stripy specimen was discovered in a nature reserve in Cambridgeshire this summer. The six-belted clearwing, to use its ...

Learn essential facts about garden moths and how to identify them. Plus, see photos of some beautiful garden moths you might find.

It’s time again to release trichogramma wasps to prevent destructive fall worms from defoliating and stressing trees and plants. Depending on the current weather conditions, we could be seeing ...

Flowers appeal to the human sense of aesthetics -- they are ornate structures with beautiful colors and delightful fragrances. But naturalists have more reasons to stop, smell the flowers and inspect ...

Although moth numbers have fallen dramatically in recent decades, there is one species still expected in huge numbers and thriving almost anywhere. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star ...

Unique footage of a new species of clearwing moth has been recorded in a primeval rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia revealing the behaviour of this elusive insect. Clearwing moths, which are ...

We know more about wildlife this week, thanks to research by two Canadian teens. Teens from Ottawa and rural British Columbia published their research in this week's issue of a scientific journal, The ...

Tiny parasitic wasps are being deployed at a historic mansion in a bid to stop moths damaging rare treasures including a tapestry from Catherine the Great. The pest control technique is being used at ...