As the frosty winds and heavy rains of winter give way to warmer days, it’s time to retire your bulky winter jackets. Before ...
A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They stood out as unusual ...
Scientists in the United Kingdom discovered a new species of clearwing moth after a photographer unknowingly carried it home ...
An experimental program seeks to protect California almond trees from a pesky moth by using X-rays to sterilize the insects.
Natural History Museum scientists from separate fields, a budding young ecologist, and a globe-trotting photographer all ...
Two clearwing moths appear to have hitched a ride when they were larvae, travelling 4,500 miles from a tropical jungle in ...
Suitable for: Fruit trees, especially apple, plum, cherry and pear. If a fruit tree has problems with severe defoliation or reduction of fruit crop by winter moth or a related species, this can be ...
Two moths discovered in a home in south Wales had travelled thousands of miles from their natural jungle habitat and were previously unknown to science, the Natural History Museum has found.
Daisy Cadet posted photos of the moths on social media, and scientists from the Natural History Museum identified them as a ...
The humidity and and warmer temperature in the boot bag may have helped the tropical larvae survive and grow into moths during the harsh winter, the experts said. Mark Sterling, a scientific ...
Vapourer moth, also known as rusty tussock moth, are sexually dimorphic (males and females are different in appearance as adults). The males have plain orange-brown wings (wingspan 25-30mm) with a ...
While moths aren’t a dangerous creepy-crawly to find in a home, they can be destructive, so it’s worth preventing or tackling a moth problem with moth repellents. Depending on the type of ...