Japanese beetles are an invasive species that can destroy gardens by feeding on over 300 types of plants. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, while their larvae, or grubs, damage grass roots ...

More than 8,000 Bubas bison dung beetles have been sent from South Australia to Tasmania by express post, with the aim to increase calendar coverage of dung beetles in livestock-dense areas during the ...

C asey’s Cottage, an historic house nestled among towering oak trees inside Mexico Point State Park, is turning into dust and one group is scrambling to save it. Volunteers from Friends of Mexico ...

A notoriously harmful pest is once again active in Kansas, threatening your lawn and vegetable gardens along with your flowers, plants and trees. The culprit is the Japanese beetle — and the adults ...

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I have three beautiful S-shaped 6 to 8' x 14" x 2" pieces of cherry. They were stored dry under my kids playhouse for a number of years. Dug them out today to make benches. But, Powderpost beetles ...

Blister beetles are common in Arizona and secrete a toxic substance called cantharidin that causes skin blistering. These beetles are attracted to flowering plants, crops like alfalfa, and areas with ...

The European blister beetle lays thousands of eggs in the spring. When they hatch, the bright-orange larvae shimmy up flower stems and sit in clumps, waiting for passing solitary bees to latch on to ...

The U.S. Department of Justice said a 68-year-old sex offender moved from Massachusetts to Syracuse in 2025. James Desantis, who was arrested July 2 on counts such as attempted rape, was issued a ...

A study from Kobe University has uncovered a surprising partnership between Japanese red elder plants and Heterhelus beetles. The beetles pollinate the flowers but also lay eggs inside the developing ...

Goldspotted Oak Borer beetles killed at least 200,000 oak trees in Southern California, increasing fire danger in the region, CAL FIRE warns. SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Invasive beetles are killing ...