As a means of protection, it’s unique and effective, similar to the fluffy white covering of mealybugs or the armored plate of scale insects. This insect feeds on watery fluids from the plant ...

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It excretes a sugary solution known as “honeydew,” like what is ...

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon ordered the deployment of as many as 3,000 additional troops with armored vehicles to the southern border, according to Defense Department officials. Defense Secretary ...

Some caterpillars are even predators. The larvae of the brown scale moth (Mataeomera coccophaga), for instance, eats scale insects. Moths and their larvae provide a fat and protein-rich food source ...