“I have found a couple of these beetles on my flowers and would like a recommendation on what to do about it. My friends have been seeing Japanese beetles in their gardens, but this one looks ...

Purdue Landscape Report, Why are the Japanese beetles running late this year?: Nothing heralds summer like the hum of Japanese beetles ravenously descending on a flower garden. Cool weather this ...

Some insects are cryptic, blending in with their backgrounds to hide from predators, while others are brightly colored, noisy, or form dense and conspicuous aggregations to warn their predators away.

A recent experiment provides evidence of a bark beetle species' agricultural capability. The fruit-tree pinhole borer can suppress the growth of weed fungi and promote food fungi. Ambrosia beetles ...

Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. Now, researchers seek to exploit beetles' greatest strength against them -- their ...

The insects digest more decaying wood when hosting nematodes, potentially benefiting the whole ecosystem. By JoAnna Klein Leishmaniasis parasites eat human flesh. Cordyceps fungi lead ants to suicide.

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 ...

SYDNEY—Americans dream of a white Christmas. In Australia, many people are hoping for brown, green and yellow beetles. In Yuletides past, swarms of so-called Christmas beetles, a group that includes ...