Insect diversity is declining in Bavaria. Land use is a major driver, but the impact of climate change is still unknown. A study has now investigated in more detail how both factors interact in ...

Researchers have published new findings on how leaf-eating insects affect forest ecosystems worldwide. Researchers are aware of how large herbivores cycle nutrients in forests. They know much less, ...

Lately, local residents were complaining that local pine forests stopped growing and were drying up due to forest insect pests. To confirm this rumor, experts from Onon Balj National Park ...

Introduced insects and diseases occur in forests and cities throughout the United States, and the problem is particularly severe in the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Nonnative forest pests are the only ...

A recent study has explored how changes in moth abundance affect insect-eating birds in Finland. The findings, published in Ecology Letters, reveal that the impact of moths as a food source varies ...

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, ...

Pacific Northwest forests face increased threats from severe wildfires, insects, disease and climate change, according to a new assessment released Wednesday by the U.S. Forest Service. The ...

Nature's camouflage artists, insects, astound with their ability to mimic leaves, flowers, and twigs, evading predators ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– Homeowners and taxpayers are picking up most of the tab for damages caused by invasive tree-feeding insects that are inadvertently imported along with packing materials, ...

A study initiated by University of Minnesota plant biologist George Weiblen has confirmed what biologists since Darwin have suspected – that the vast number of tree species in rain forests accounts ...