Discover how insects and other small creatures rely on leaf litter to survive the winter and how this supports local ecology.

I picked some leaves off some wild grapevines near 3 Mile Road in Wind Point. The leaves had swollen red bumps, similar to pimples, on their undsersides. What causes this? - L.A., Wind Point. The ...

1. We collected insect-grazed, mined, and hole-punched leaves of Betula pendula Roth, and assessed their palatability to four species of birch-feeding lepidopteran caterpillars (Apocheima pilosaria D.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Leaf consumption by insects in three Eucalyptus forest types (E. delegatensis, E. dives, and E. pauciflora) in the Brindabella mountains, ...

If you’re reading this at home, you are currently surrounded by arthropods — invertebrates with exoskeletons and jointed legs. But just how many spiders, crustaceans and other creepy crawlies live in ...

Native plants are a feast for the eyes and a feast for our native bees and butterflies which need them for food and shelter. The growing popularity of butterfly gardening has spurred sales of native ...

Every now and then, you probably see a multi-legged little creature around your home. Ants find their way to food that's left out, crickets occasionally appear in basements, and spiders spin cobwebs ...