When you contemplate what foods beetles eat, it is tempting to say “just about everything.” Beetles eat a wide range of ...

The UK is experiencing a “mini heatwave” at the moment, with temperatures as high 29°C. That means that some gardeners will ...

Slugs, voles, aphids, spider mites, and vine weevils — hardly any garden is permanently free from such pests. However, with ...

If you’ve ever seen an odd-looking ant running across the ground, it might be a panda ant (Euspinolia militaris). This ...

One great place to put a native plant bed is the base of a tree. It creates what is called a 'soft landing' for caterpillars ...

A University of Idaho entomologist confirmed an exotic beetle native to the Mediterranean basin has arrived in Idaho’s Treasure Valley, where it’s infested homes with oodles of tough-to ...

The insect, Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, is part of the family Tenebrionidae, commonly known as darkling beetles — encompassing about 20,000 ground-dwelling beetle species that feed on ...

As vegetable garden planting begins, visions of last year’s insect problems may invade gardeners’ minds. Will bean leaf ...

Among all these pollinators, bumble bees are some of the largest and most familiar insects to us. You might be surprised to ...

It was evening in the Florida panhandle, and we were at a small lake surrounded by tall Spanish moss-draped cypress trees. In ...

Oilseed rape is regarded as a ‘go-to’ break crop within Irish tillage rotations. But like many other brassicas, it can attract numerous pests. However, pests do not always get a free ride from nature.