Nick Upton / Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) feeding on Wild marjoram flower (Origanum vulgare), chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July

Niall Benvie / Cooking herbs, including mint and parsley, on chopping board

Albert Lleal / Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) anther

MYN / John Tiddy / Rough mint bush (Prostanthera denticulata) a small shrubby mint bush that grows in heathlands and open forest, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, Stacked image.. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Mint leaf beetle (Chrysolina menthastri), crawling over riverside thistle flowerbuds, Wiltshire, UK, June.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Showy calamint (Calamintha grandiflora) in flower, Slovenia, Europe, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Ernie Janes / Mint leaves (Mentha sp) UK

Gary K. Smith / Patio gardening, various containers of herbs and salad crops growing in garden patio area. Norfolk, England, UK.

Andy Sands / Hover fly (Rhingia campestris) showing its distinctive long snout, feeding on Water Mint, West Sussex, England, July

Andy Sands / Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on water mint. West Sussex, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on water mint. West Sussex, UK, July.

Martin Gabriel / Alpine Calamint (Calamintha alpina) flowering, Allgaeu Alps, Bavaria, Germany, July

Stephen Dalton / Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) in flight to water mint flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) in flight to water mint flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Greenfly / Aphids (Aphidoidea) wingless adults on underside of mint leaf, UK

Stephen Dalton / Greenfly / Aphids (Aphidoidea) winged and wingless adults on mint stem, UK

Stephen Dalton / Noon / Dung fly (Mesembrina meridiana) taking off from water mint flower, note the 180 degree wing twist, UK

Sue Daly / Mint sauce worm (Symsagittifera roscoffensis) Channel Isles, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Pot grown herbs including mint, chives, basil, parsley, and thyme, pots arranged on patio, Norfolk, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Corn mint {Mentha arvensis} flowering, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, August

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) flowers, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

Stephen Dalton / Water mint (Mentha aquatica) UK

Eric Baccega / Silver and gold in Guernsey Mint Bullion Company. Gold, Silversmith & Jeweller for four generations in St Saviours district of Guernsey, Channel Islands. May 2009.

Eric Baccega / Bruce Russel of Guernsey Mint Bullion Company. Gold, Silversmith & Jeweller for four generations in St Saviours district of Guernsey, Channel Islands. May 2009.

Eric Baccega / Bruce Russel of Guernsey Mint Bullion Company. Gold, Silversmith & Jeweller for four generations in St Saviours district of Guernsey, Channel Islands. May 2009.

Eric Baccega / Bruce Russel of Guernsey Mint Bullion Company. Gold, Silversmith & Jeweller for four generations in St Saviours district of Guernsey, Channel Islands. May 2009.

Konrad Wothe / Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) and cricket, Bavaria, Germany

Michael D. Kern / Mint / Golden Poison Dart Frog {Phyllobates terribilis} captive, from Columbia, South America

David Pike / Close-up of flowers on Corn Mint {Mentha arvensis} Bedford Purlieus, Cambridgeshire, UK, July

David Pike / Water Mint {Mentha aquatica} Bedford Purlieus, Cambridgeshire, UK, July

Jose B. Ruiz / Wood calamint {Calamintha sylvativa / menthifolium} in flower, Llanes, Asturias, Spain

Simon Colmer / Mint Beetle (Chrysolina menthastri) on mint plant (Mentha genus) with dew, Dorset, UK

Simon Colmer / Mint Beetle (Chrysolina menthastri) on mint plant (Mentha genus) Dorset, UK

Simon Colmer / Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) Stedham Common Nature Reserve, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) Stedham Common Nature Reserve, Sussex UK

Philippe Clement / Peppermint in flower {Mentha x piperita} Belgium

Gary K. Smith / Common Calamint {Calamintha sylvatica} growing by roadside, Norfolk, UK, September

Konstantin Mikhailov / (Betonica grandiflora) Mint Family, Caucasien Alpine meadows, Teberdinskiy Zapovednik reserve, Caucasus mountains, Karacheyevo Cherkessiya, Russia, July

Philippe Clement / Water mint {Mentha aquatica} France

Philippe Clement / Peppermint in flower {Mentha x piperita} France

Philippe Clement / Water mint {Mentha aquatica} France

Kim Taylor / Parasitic Fly (Larvaevora / Tachina sp) on mint flowers. UK

Kim Taylor / Mint Beetle (Chrysolina menthastri) UK, captive

Pascal Tordeux / Water Mint (Mentha aquatica). Picardy, France, July.

Pascal Tordeux / Horse mint (Mentha silvestris). Picardy, France, June.

Premaphotos / Mint beetle (Chrysolina menthastri) feeding on on Water mint leaf, UK

Premaphotos / Green tortoise beetle (Cassida viridis) on Water mint, UK