Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A 7cm southern hawker dragonfly is eyeballing me or, more accurately, eyeing me with 30,000 of its lenses. As I ...

12:16, Sat, May 10, 2025 Updated: 12:26, Sat, May 10, 2025 Gardeners are being urged to be wary of aphids as they plague gardens this spring due to the warm weather. Higher numbers of the rose-killing ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) predicted a surge in sap-sucking aphids following a mild spring. And it was right - it has been a phenomenon evident in gardens across the country. Over the past ...

The RHS was right about an invasion of sap-sucking aphids thanks to a warm spring, if my garden is anything to go by, writes Hannah Stephenson from the Press Association. In the past three weeks, I’ve ...

The RHS was right about an invasion of sap-sucking aphids thanks to a warm spring, if my garden is anything to go by. In the past three weeks, I’ve seen wafts of greenfly smother the stems and buds of ...

09:43, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Updated: 09:45, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 If your garden is under siege by sap-sucking aphids, you're not alone - it was predicted by the RHS due to a warm spring. Over the past few ...

We all dread that summer barbecue moment when wasps land and linger annoyingly on sweet drinks, grilled food and ketchup, and no amount of swatting seems to get rid of them. Yet, wasps and other ...

A PREDATORY insect could help get rid of pests in your garden without using harsh chemicals, according to a sustainability expert. The expert revealed tricks that can prevent critters from damaging ...

A stink bug which can infest homes has been found in Surrey. Originally the brown marmorated stink bug is from Asian but has since spread its wings to Europe and the US. The insects - which have a ...

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Brown-tail moth caterpillars should not be touched with a bare hand, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The native insects are covered in hairs that can cause intense skin irritation ...