The post Australian native lawn alternatives ... “Monoculture planting” and the ‘green desert’ that normal grass lawns establish are harmful to native animals including insects, ...

A world-first trial led by University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) native bee scientist and conservationist Dr. Kit ...

Bees pollinate crops and native plants, for starters, and wasps play a part in pest control by eating other insects. Dr Latty urges readers to leave the insects be, if at all possible.

Introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) potentially reduce fitness of cavity-nesting native bees through a male-bias sex ratio, brood mortality and reduced reproduction. Frontiers in Bee Science ...

Australian native paper wasps — that form colonies in inverted cone shaped nests, commonly under tree branches and house eaves — are among the wasp species bugging residents.

Native beetles, assassin bugs and even wasps are among those that make significant contributions to the environment despite their threatening appearance. Skip to content. All Sections.

“There are more benefits to native plants than just helping insects,” he says, such as their cultural value. ... Australian moths use the stars as a compass on 1000-km migrations. News.

After a devastating bushfire, efforts to help nature recover typically focus on vertebrates and plants . Yet extreme fires can threaten insects ...

Ford, who has long grown Australian plants in containers– including paper daisies, native mints, correas and Geraldton waxes – says it’s becoming increasingly clear that “what we do ...

Numbats have pointed noses, long tongues for catching insects and red-brown fur marked by white stripes. They are between 30cm (1ft) and 45cm in length, including their bushy tails.

Native beetles, assassin bugs and even wasps are among those that make significant contributions to the environment despite their threatening appearance. Skip to content. All Sections.