How to identify and deal with the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, one of the most destructive pests in the United States.
Most lawn damage is caused by inadequate irrigation, dog urine, mowing too short, excessive pesticide or fertilizer use.
Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.
(Beyond Pesticides, June 5, 2025) A study conducted in Pennsylvania and published in Environmental Entomology highlights threats to nontarget organisms from neonicotinoid insecticide exposure. Using ...
The catfish Silurus asotus was fed eight aquatic beetle species of varying body sizes of the families Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae, including Regimbartia attenuata, to examine their escape ...
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Garden beetles: Helpful backyard bugs

Not all beetles have such fanciful names as fireflies and ladybugs. But many of them have something more important in common: ...
The surprising escapes from near-death situations of beetles and other small animals illustrate how both prey and predators can adapt to challenges over time. Regimbartia attenuata beetles have the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regimbartia attenuata beetles have the ability to survive being eaten by frogs by actively crawling through the predator's ...