83, No. 3, Sep., 2000 Larval Morphology and Biology of a North... The mature larvae of Altica bicarinata (Kutschera) and A. marevagans Horn, collected in Israel and North America, respectively, are ...

Tachinid flies lay their eggs under the skin of the host pest. Larvae hatch and feed on the host killing it before pupating and becoming adults to continue the life cycle. Bean leaf beetles are a ...

“Gardens have a power beyond being beautiful for us, healing for us, a power and efficacy for engaging all species, for ...

A new adaptation among ground beetles has been discovered in New Brunswick this summer as part of the New Brunswick Museum’s BiotaNB project.

Insects are invertebrates, referring to their lack of internal skeletons and spinal columns. Most grow rapidly, but with ...

A leaf’s cuticle layer is a waxy barrier that ... The spores only activate after ingestion by warm beetle larva. If the larva isn’t warm enough yet, or there are too few Japanese beetle ...

It is typical here for agapanthus plants to look stressed in late summer, particularly those growing with plenty of sun. The ...

Of all the insects we find in the garden, lady beetles have to be one of our favorites. Lady beetles don’t harm any of our plants, but they spend their lives eating those who do. Because of that ...

Physical presence in the garden is one of the most important tools in the gardener’s toolbox. But when we are on a vacation, this tool in our garden is obviously absent. It takes courage to go on ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (KHON) — Since 2013, coconut rhinoceros beetles have been attacking palm trees in Hawaii. Residents took the fight against the invasive bugs into their own hands on Saturday.

Bean leaf beetles are 1/4 inch long and may be ... from other bean pests including Mexican bean beetle and cucumber beetle. Larvae are small, slender white grubs with dark coloring at both ends.

McAlpine said the two beetles live side by side because ground beetles live in willow bushes and eat the larvae of willow-leaf beetles. The ground beetle is "very, very similarly coloured ...