Carpet beetles are tiny insects that create holes in our clothing, rugs, and drapes, making their way in on infested items like second-hand furniture, or simply through the window. Their presence is ...

Bark beetles can destroy spruce forests by converting the trees' defences into even more toxic substances, scientists ...

Between the last pass of the combine and the first field check of spring, soybean insects such as soybean aphid and bean leaf beetle are quietly positioning themselves for a comeback. What you do in ...

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 ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

First found in the United States in 1916, after accidentally being introduced in New Jersey, the invasive Japanese beetle has been marching westward ever since. Today, they’re considered to be the ...

NOTI, Ore. — Beetles, spiders and ladybugs scuttled across a mound of soil. “When I’m out checking soils or planting, I’ll see dung beetles scurrying around,” said Chris Overbaugh, co-owner and ...

Then there is the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. This fungus is neither the tree’s nor the beetle’s friend; as a pathogenic ...

Though their life cycles differ, soybean aphids and bean leaf beetles can both pose significant threats to emerging soybeans due to the timing of their own emergence. Although the first bean leaf ...

Seattle protests U.S. military operation in Venezuela amid Maduro capture, strikes As Venezuelans around the world celebrate the capture of Nicolas Maduro, people in Seattle took to the streets to ...

Q: Beetles come from grubs, so can I control Japanese beetles by using grub control on my lawn? A: If you have had trouble with grubs in your lawn — grubs are the immature stage of many kinds of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blue Beetle Pest Control ...