His research explored the possibility of using the moth’s abilities for scent tracking. Terutsuki attached an antenna from a silk moth to electrodes and mounted it on a small drone to detect odors.

Is it better to grow herbs in the ground outside or will they do better in a greenhouse setting? Either way has its own pros and cons, much depends on your circumstances and needs in growing herbs.

Ever thought about cutting a tulip tree on your own? This video shows you how to safely and efficiently tackle the job solo. Watch as step-by-step techniques are demonstrated, from preparing the ...

Gone. Maybe not in 2025, but certainly in the next year or two. The predator is box tree moth and it is coming to a garden near you. Boxwood plants are perhaps the most widely planted evergreen.

Boxwood is often planted as a neat low hedge. My across-the-street neighbour has 14 plants lining the walkway leading to the front door. Box tree moth was first detected in Toronto in the fall of 2018 ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...

while the tulip tree, native to Africa, supports few if any pollinators and is considered one of the worst invasives in our area. Too many of our gardens consist of the same overly manicured alien ...

Fabrics used for wedding dresses are famously luxurious. What you choose depends on both your budget and your aesthetics. Silk, woven from the cocoons of silk moth pupae, is a very popular fabric as ...

It’s also true that some moth larvae feast on the natural fibers of clothes. But the vast majority of moths aren’t chewing through your favorite sweater or pummeling your porch lamp—and many ...

This year’s varieties include the Admiration Oak, Amur Cork Tree, Crimson Sentry Norway Maple, Ginko Maidenhair, Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac, Northern Acclaim Honey Locust, Parkland Pillar Birch ...

From transforming coal to computing with DNA to pharmaceutical manufacturing in space, these are the discoveries that will set the stage for the next decade’s technology.