Bug hotels are a great way to attract beneficial insects to your garden. Also known as insect hotels or insect houses, they are structures filled with different kinds of natural materials - dead wood, ...

When the local government in a small city in Belgium set out to build its newest hotel, it wasn’t hoping to draw in businesspeople or tourists. Instead, its target clientele is insects: beetles, ...

As a kid, watching insects in my backyard helped me develop a deep curiosity and appreciation for the intricacies of nature. Today, I still love being a voyeur in their world. But the helpful insects ...

Did you know there are many insects that help control garden pests? In fact, they outnumber damaging insects, especially in the right habitat. In June, join Master Gardeners Sue Styer and Merrill ...

Our planet is losing species at rates never before seen in human history. A report from the United Nations says that 1 million animal and plant species are on the verge of extinction, many within ...

This summer, I’m planning on hosting an eco festival on Elmwood Avenue (stay tuned). Over the last few years I’ve been posting a lot of articles on ways that we can get Buffalo to step up when it ...

Big Ideas for Small Spaces: Creative Ideas and 30 Projects for Balconies, Roof Gardens, Windowsills and Terraces (Firefly Books, 2017), by Kay Maguire and Tony Woods, introduce new and exciting ways ...

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TOWAMENCIN — A township park could soon have a new attraction – attractive to the smallest critters that visit. Towamencin’s supervisors have approved an “insect hotel” at Fischer’s Park, after ...