Tag: Insect
What you need to know about bark beetles, these pest insects that the State wants to eradicate
It is not just fires that are ravaging our forests and especially our spruce trees. There is in fact another threat, silent and less spectacular but just as devastating: bark…
Caterpillars, fungi… Do the threats to boxwood spell the death of French gardens?
Give me a B, a U, an I, an S! Who I am ? Boxwood! Who is that ? Boxwood! Who, who, who? THE BOXWOOD! Many of you here probably…
Queen Máxima and Queen Camilla: They rely on strange insect brooches
Queen Máxima and Queen Camilla They rely on strange insect brooches Camilla opted for bee brooches this week, Máxima wore glittering spiders on her shoulder. © imago/i Images / imago/PPE…
Can the giant bedbugs seen in Cyprus land in France?
It’s not Alien 3, but almost. In Cyprus, researchers from the Grigore-Antipa National Museum of Natural History have spotted disgusting creatures, the bite of which is said to be particularly…
Building an insect hotel: instructions and tips for hobby gardeners
DIY Build an insect hotel: This is how you create new habitat for bees etc. You can build your own insect hotel in just a few simple steps © Joe_Potato/Getty…
No, the “frog logo” does not indicate the presence of “insect meal” in the products
Are the majority of supermarket snack biscuits produced using insect flour? Would it be possible to recognize it using a frog-shaped logo affixed to the packages? This is what an…
Animals: Feces-eating bull beetle becomes insect of the year 2024
Animals Feces-eating bull beetle becomes insect of the year 2024 The bull beetle: the name comes from three horns, of which the two outer ones are directed forward like a…
Should we pull out the ivy that grows on trees and facades?
Rarely has a video from the National Forestry Office been so viewed. Posted in October on the social networks of the French tree policeman, the sequence was viewed nearly 400,000…
How to get rid of the mole cricket, this pest insect?
© istock What damage do these insects cause? They are of two types: either seedling disruptions caused by the superficial galleries dug by these insects; either more or less significant…
How to get rid of the carrot fly, this pest insect?
© istock Insects that cause damage The carrot is the favorite root of the larvae of this insect which can also attack parsley, parsnip, celery, chervil or fennel. Damage to…