Chances are you probably haven’t given much thought to building a garden for moths. With the majority of moth species performing their duties at night when most humans are sleeping, it’s no surprise that we tend not to think of them as pollinators, hustling to collect nectar and pollen from our gardens under the cover of darkness. We should begin considering moths, though, when landscaping for wildlife.
Read MoreIf you take the time to look closely, you can spot some spectacular colors, patterns and shapes in your own backyard.
Nature is the greatest of artists, as evidenced by this diurnal moth, the Ailanthus Webworm. As the name suggests, this moth's larval host plant is Ailanthus...
Thousand Cankers Disease has just been detected for the first time in Pennsylvania, in nearby Bucks County.
The PA Department of Agriculture has ordered a quarantine restricting the movement of wood from Bucks County and other states known to have the disease. The quarantine restricts...
At this time of year, I spend a lot of time traveling between the Conservancy's preserves.
While driving around the region, I am always distracted by the purple flower I see growing along most local streams and almost every wetland. A beautiful flower but very aggressive...
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in partnership with and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Image Matters LLC, recently unveiled the online Native Plant Center for the Chesapeake Bay Region.
The online guide allows for the identification and selection of...