Paleontologists, including researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN), have described the oldest insect larval feeding tunnels inside leaves, also known as leaf mines, along with ...

Aquilegia, also called columbine, is an attractive and easy plant to grow in the garden. Although there is a native species, the most common ones grown are the European types. They have been ...

Evidence of aspen leaf blotch miner activity in a group of aspen trees in Bend. (Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photos) Aspen trees around Bend are under siege from tiny burrowing insects, but the damage ...

There once was a growing young miner. Who sought safety in a leaf's inner liner. Away from the birds And hungry lizards --She digested her digitate diner. Not surprisingly, there is a paucity of ...

I have leaf miners ruining my lettuce and maggots ruining my radishes. Is there any control for these pests that does not leave dangerous chemical residues on my food? Yes, there are three wonderful ...

Question: Our one tomato plant growing in a large container appears healthy except for a few leaves with white lines. Is this something to worry about? Answer: Into every tomato plant’s life come a ...

Q. I enjoyed your article on fruit trees in the newspaper. It’s been a challenge this year. An arborist suggested the referenced citrus leaf miner traps and they work really well. I replace them every ...

Insects are fragile, soft-bodied animals whose remains are difficult to preserve. Wings are often fossilized, but insect bodies, if present, are usually bits and pieces of the original prehistoric ...