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Falcon-Brindis identified an invasive insect species that’s showing up in Boise-area homes and could become a “disgusting” ...
A woman is sounding the alarm on retail stores that sell wood furniture after she claims a decorative wood ladder she brought into her home was infested with powderpost beetles. “This is just ...
The larvae of the Short-Necked Oil Beetles lurk among flowers waiting for a passing bee to carry them back to its nest, where they feed on all the pollen the bee has collected. The species' name ...
Results from a nationwide cabbage stem flea beetle monitoring project suggest farmers can approach the growing season with renewed confidence. Assessments of stem larvae levels in the spring of ...
Despite their reputation as agricultural pests, May beetles play vital ecological roles. As adults, they pollinate plants, aiding in fruit and seed production. Their larvae aerate soil, enhancing ...
where it’s infested homes with oodles of tough-to-control larvae. The insect, Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, is part of the family Tenebrionidae, commonly known as darkling beetles ...
It’s easy for lady beetle larvae, like the one pictured here, to be mistaken for pests, but lady beetles and their larvae can be busy allies in the landscape. May is here and gardeners have ...
This helps distinguish them from other beetles. Young Japanese beetles are called larvae or grubs. Their bodies are about an inch long and curled into a C shape. Japanese beetle larvae have brown ...
If you’ve noticed holes in the leaves of viburnums, it could be caused by viburnum beetle larvae (off-white in colour with black markings; they grow to 8mm). These appear from April to June.