Even for insects, wood is a tough food source as it contains hard substances such as cellulose. To help make wood more palatable, some wood-feeding insects are assisted by symbiotic microorganisms ...

There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of the Korean Peninsula. The island, called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is the result of 13 ...

Which energy type promotes the biodiversity of beetles living in dead wood in the forest? That depends entirely on where the beetles are in the food chain. Energy is the key to life. For decades, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Nature lovers know that all sorts of native and non-native species can be found across the state of Missouri. After completing recent work on walnut twig beetles and spongy ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The United States Department of Agriculture says that August is a crucial time of the year to check your trees and wood for the invasive Asian longhorned beetles (ALB). ALB ...