It’s often hard to appreciate the novelties of paper with the ever-present impacts of global deforestation looming overhead, but one reputable company, New Leaf Paper, helps simmer our conscious frets ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Should I cut my banana trees back to the ground now? They look terrible ...

Some places around the globe have started packaging goods using banana leaves to wrap products an effort to cut down on plastics usage. In a supermarket in Thailand, single-use plastic wrappers have ...

1. Blanch the banana leaves, a few at a time, in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly softened. Remove to a bowl of cold water, then drain, pat dry and set aside. 2. In the bowl of a food ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 92, No. 2 (Jun., 2009), pp. 276-291 (16 pages) The red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst, an important pest of coconut, banana, and date palms is a new invasive pest in ...