Often feared at first sight, cassia larvae and pupae are transformed into a crispy, buttery treat cherished by locals and food adventurers.

White grubs are the larval stage of insects commonly known as May or June beetles or Junebugs. A few species commonly damage ...

Participants at last week’s annual Michigan Society of American Foresters conference in Bellaire discussed how bark and ...

Resistance to insecticides is complicating pest control in potatoes, prompting experts to urge farmers in North America to use more integrated pest management strategies in their potato fields.

Meet the two-lined chestnut borer (Acanthocinus aedilis), a tiny but mighty troublemaker that’s been making life hard for hardwood trees! While this pesky beetle has a soft spot for chestnut ...

For a brief period of a few weeks in the summer, male stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) fly in search of a mate. They use their spectacular jaws to wow the ladies and conduct dramatic duels with their ...

Annual efforts have begun to treat the invasive Japanese Beetles, right here in Pasco.In fact, multiple homes have already ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture, with the assistance of the County of Hawai‘i Public Works Department, have been working collaboratively since January 2025 to combat the coconut rhinoceros ...

Spotted lanternflies don’t pose a direct threat to humans but they feed on crops — and at least one of them has been discovered in Georgia.

Scientists suspect many species are in decline—but there are still unanswered questions and a lot of hope. Here's when and ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...