Often it takes three years for a plant to become habitual growers of bright-red flowers, followed by the red fruit. In some ...

Ruud Kleinpaste discusses mosquitos - their breeding habits, role in the ecosystem, and the species we have in New Zealand.

Whether it's a story idea, interview request or a correction, we love hearing from you. Briana emailed us over the break with an issue she was hoping we could put to Ruud "The Bug Man" Kleinpaste.

In my Gum trees I have a good colony of Aussie Silk Moths, aka gum emperor moth caterpillars – they live and feed on gum ...

On The Garden Hour with Pete Wolfkamp and Ruud Kleinpaste Full Show Podcast for 25th January 2026, Ruud talks about why hedgehogs are pests, mandarin trees ...

If you think you've had a hard day at work, imagining wearing a long beard composed entirely of killer bees. "A full seven pounds," says Ruud Kleinpaste, a New Zealand entomologist, writer, educator ...

Travelling in the Amazon is not easy. If the climate and terrain don't get you, the bugs will. But for Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste it's all worth it because he's on a mission: to meet with a remote ...

Pollination, then, is the way in which the pollen grains are delivered to the stigma and style. About 20 per cent of plants rely on wind and water to do that job and some 80 per cent of all plant ...

Two other Animal Planet shows, airing Wednesdays at 8 and 9 p.m., also spotlight the habits and habitat of those in the wild. "Buggin' With Ruud" features entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste, tracking the ...