As many as 10,000 species of dainty orchids in the floral world also utilize deception in order to be get pollinated: Over time, they have evolved elaborate ruses to lure insects. Generally we ...

A gardening expert has shared a clever trick that will make your orchids bloom twice a year instead of just once - and it involves an unlikely household ingredient ...

"That's a fairly common story. Once you get the orchid bug, you just want to grow more and more." Ehrlich transformed his garage into a greenhouse, converting the roof to a polycarbonate that lets the ...

and mealy bugs. Neem oil, insecticidal soap, and horticultural oil are your go-to bouncers for tacking pests to keep them from destroying your orchids. Read the original article on House Digest.

Orchids had a special allure on both sides of ... While many plants are generalists, with a wide number of insects, birds and bats that can pollinate them, Angraecum is a specialist.

Some flowers go to extraordinary lengths to attract pollinators. Bee orchids mimic the shape and scent of bees in order to lure them into ‘pseudocopulation’, where the male insect attempts to mate ...

Unable to resist a tempting aroma, the traps successfully lured their target – large iridescent orchid bees – including ... Feb. 24 in the Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics.

"That's a fairly common story. Once you get the orchid bug, you just want to grow more and more." Ehrlich transformed his garage into a greenhouse, converting the roof to a polycarbonate that lets ...