My husband, Bill, and I were walking in the yard to the garden when we were shocked to find tiny gray caterpillars chowing down on our asparagus ferns. Many of us don’t even look this time of year as ...

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Bark beetles moving between trees routinely carry two fungi that are responsible for the Dutch elm tree disease outbreak.

How much grumbling Wisconsin gardeners do about Japanese beetle damage this summer will likely depend on where they live. Ten or 15 years ago, the destructive insects were mostly a problem in the ...

An indicator of ecological health of Southern California’s desert landscapes may lie in a beetle smaller than your pinky finger. The Casey’s June beetle not only plays a crucial role in the ecosystem ...

As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

In ‘The Book of Beetles’ (University of Chicago Press, $55), author Patrice Bouchard showcases 600 species of the creature, including life-size photographs of examples from bright fireflies (a type of ...

Larimer County will likely be seeing more red, in the form of rust-colored ponderosa pines affected by mountain pine beetles.

Have you noticed leaves stripped bare of greenery in your garden or around the lawn? There’s a good chance the culprit is a Japanese beetle … or a whole host of them. The invasive insect is at or ...