When a scorching heat wave struck Illinois in June 2022, crop physiologist Katherine Meacham-Hensold hoped her team’s new bioengineered potato variety would survive it—but she was astonished ...

Biting midges from the Ceratopogonidae family and gall midges from the Cecidomyiidae family are among the most important known cacao pollinators worldwide. The majority of cacao trees are what are ...

Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. This flightless creature, just 0.2 inches long, has eked out an ...

From the earliest spellings (e.g. Muggehala 1182) toponymists believe Monkhall originally meant 'nook infested by midges' from the Old English mycg/midge and halh/nook. That suggests that it was ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

There are dozens of different potato varieties, usually described as early, second early and maincrop potatoes.These names indicate when they crop and also give you an idea of the space you'll ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the deadly ...

Hollywood actress Jessica Lange has spoken fondly of her time filming epic historical drama Rob Roy in Scotland - despite being bitten by midges. The 75-year-old star, who played Mary MacGregor ...

Chives are an underrated herb. They are lovely snipped into a salad or on top of new potatoes with butter. They make an attractive edging for a herb or vegetable bed with bobbing flowers in spring.