NEWS from MLT

Insects that forage on night-blooming flowers in Maine includes various species of moths, such as sphinx moths, beetles like fireflies, some sweat bees, and thrips.

Early spring bulbs are an underutilized superpower in your garden. They are hardy and resilient, tolerating cold temperatures and dry conditions, and disappear a few weeks later providing space for summer flowers to bloom.

The loss of monarchs and their spectacular migration would be a tragedy but the cause of their decline is still debated

Once a winter site is found, a communication in the form of pheromones goes out to invite others of the same species to form a nesting...

By Sara Wright During the early autumn I search for the first native wild winterberry’s bittersweet orange to scarlet fruits....

By Linda Ray As we finish putting our gardens to bed and start thinking about the winter months ahead, I notice how quiet it has been,...

The way they live, migrating out of seasonal necessity, returning home twice a year, celebrating through community and song...

The hickory tussock moth caterpillar and the milkweed tussock moth caterpillar both pose questions for curious observers

By Linda Ray There is a new caterpillar charming us at the Habitat for All  garden (HFA) this summer. Hyalophora cecropia moths are a...

Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a fungus, much as apples are to apple trees. Some are incredibly beautiful as well.