Those whose gardens were ravaged by tent caterpillars this year may not be feeling particularly friendly toward moths of any kind just now. When the night is thick with rusty-brown tent caterpillar ...

There are over 2,500 species of moth that have been recorded in the UK, according to enthusiast Roger Freestone. Having spotted over 450 different species in his own garden over the years, the ...

In the summer of 2020, I needed to take several moth photos for my book, “The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook.” My goal was to show gardeners what the adult stage of beet armyworms, cabbage loopers, ...

The warmer days and nights will mean that the insect population will start to explode in our gardens over the next few weeks. Most of them do us no harm at all and some, like the bees, are essential ...

Wildlife lovers are being asked to check their gardens for humming-birds in a bid to find out if one of the world’s most striking moths is attempting to colonise the UK. The Humming-bird Hawk-moth, ...

A: Fabric pests feed on a variety of organic materials, including cotton products, wool products, animal fur, feathers, clothing, carpeting, draperies and other fabrics. Most fabric pests are either ...

Lockdown sparked a surge in interest in moths, with a rise in rare species spotted last year. Sightings were up by about a third - and many counties across the UK recorded species new to their area.

Q: I am having a really bad problem with pantry moths. I have yet to determine how they got into the house, but after cleaning out my pantry they are still flying around the house. What's worse, they ...

Wildlife lovers are being encouraged to take a “torchlight safari” to patches of late-flowering ivy to spot rare migrant moths which are flocking to the UK. Unusual moths from Europe including the ...