Use the right types of bird feeders
If you want to attract birds to your yard quickly, then bird feeders are the answer. Use the right feeder for best results.
Search Results: insects (113)
The ins and outs of an insect’s anatomy
All insects have three things in common: An exoskeleton, three main body parts: and six jointed legs.
Flowers and vines for wildlife
Native plants contribute to a backyard wildlife habitat in the best possible ways. Here’s a list of ideal plants.
Say ‘no’ to pesticides in your yard
Here’s why you should ban the use of pesticides in your yard. You’ll protect wildlife, pets, the environment and yourself.
How to keep yard safe for wildlife
Once you’ve created a backyard habitat for wildlife, it’s best to let the animals enjoy it without too much disturbance.
Wildlife and rabies: the facts
Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the nervous system of mammals. It’s terrible and deadly. Fortunately, it’s rare, even among wildlife.
How to rescue, care for injured or orphaned urban wildlife
Step-by-step guidelines for rescuing and caring for orphaned or injured wildlife: birds, rabbits, squirrels, opossums, others.
Deciphering scientific classification
Scientific classification is a system used by scientists to classify life into orderly groups. It seems confusing, until you read this.
All about land snails
Snails are little stealth creatures, living around us mostly unnoticed. Yet, they’re the second highest number of species.
In your yard: cockroaches (most are beneficial and stay outdoors)
Cockroaches have been around for more than 300 million years. You may have heard it said they’ll still be here long after humans are extinct!
All about earwigs, curious victims of a baseless myth
An old superstition warns that earwigs crawl into people’s ears and burrow into their brains to lay eggs — the reason they’re called earwigs.
All about flies
Flies have a notorious reputation, but most are helpful pollinators of crops and flowers, and recyclers of plant, animal matter into organic nutrients.
