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itself, as in Gusano Rojo and some are even named for unusual use of a worm, e.g. Dos Gusanos, which uses two. When a worm is included this is known as 'Con...

of the food, and of making it accessible at all times to all birds. On his estate at Seebach he uses the "food-tree," the "food- stick," the "food-house"...

reproductive organs, known as stamens, surround female parts (or just part) known individually as carpels, collectively as pistils. Every stamen has a...

attitude towards insects as pests, people generally hold bees in high regard. This is most likely due to their usefulness as pollinators and as producers of...

can store food and water, and are modified in some plants for other purposes. The comparable structures of ferns are correctly referred to as fronds. Leaves...

of the Solanaceae family (also known as the nightshades). The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the...

and attract a variety of insects including Lepidoptera such as the Six-spot Burnet moth. Scabiosa species are also used as food plants by the larvae of...

disturbances, such as bush fire. Small birds, including wrens, use this plant as shelter and dwelling, while it is relied upon as a food source for moths...

trap insects, digesting their prey with proteases and other enzymes. The insects are attracted by a nectar-like secretion on the lip of pitchers, as well...

(MRCV) Stalk and Kernal Rot Many forms of maize are used for food, sometimes classified as various subspecies: Flour corn — Zea mays var. amylacea Popcorn —...

mutation as the navel orange. Grafting, cuttings for true offspring. Seed. Fruit, juice, marmelade. Oil from peel. Orange peel is used by gardeners as a slug...

the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called (M. domestica...

hope of saving crops susceptible to them (as a trap crop). They may also attract beneficial, predatory insects. Do you have cultivation info on this plant...

aromatic and their strong scent attracts insects. The inner part of the perianth tube is covered with hairs, acting as a fly-trap. These hairs then wither to...

moth, Citheronia regalis (family Saturniidae). Another insect that uses the hickory tree as a food source is the hickory leafstem gall phylloxera. Phylloxerans...

Hawthorns provide food and shelter for many species of birds and mammals, and the flowers are important for many nectar-feeding insects. Hawthorns are also...

Plants are not troubled by insects or diseases[132, 200], have they evolved a resistance?[132]. Ginkgo is a popular food and medicinal crop in China,...

vanilla flavoring. Vanilla species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, such as the wooly bear moths Hypercompe eridanus and...

'cherry', often as the compound term 'cherry tree', may also be applied to many other members of the genus Prunus, or to all members of the genus as a collective...

valuable plant to have in the garden. The leaves often begin to open as early as January and are fully open in April[186]. The leaves fall in October/November...