Beetles display a wide range of colors, from deep muted tones to those that shift from green to purple or yellow as they ...

Here’s what to do if you find them in your garden. (Hint: Forget the traps.) By Margaret Roach Back without popular demand: Here comes the annual showing of Japanese beetles, the embodiment of beauty ...

When a theologian asked J.B.S. Haldane what he could infer about the mind of God from studying the natural world, the famed evolutionary biologist was said to have replied, “God has an inordinate ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...

The invasive Japanese beetle is the most devastating plant pest in the eastern United States. Johnson County Extension First found in the United States in 1916, after accidentally being introduced in ...

BISHOP, Calif. — Forest pathologist Martin MacKenzie strode forward on a narrow path through California’s mythic bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains near the Nevada border, methodically ...

This article was originally featured on High Country News. On an early July day, Amber Betts spent the afternoon in the community rose garden in Grandview, Washington, where she lives. Several weeks ...

It’s easy to confuse ladybugs with Asian lady beetles. Both have bright, colorful shells with black spots. Both help to brighten up your garden. And regardless of which one you encounter, you should ...

Sandiso Mnguni receives funding from GENUS (Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences - UID 86073). He is affiliated with the Sophumelela Youth Development Programme (SYDP). When most people think of ...

Despite their name, carpet beetles will attack pretty much any piece of fabric made available to them, including curtains, tablecloths, blankets, clothing, rugs and yes, carpets. Carpet beetles are ...