Nature is full of amazing adaptations, some of which are almost difficult to imagine. One such example is that of the ...

If you spot tiny holes and piles of sawdust on your tree, bark beetles could be the culprit. Unfortunately, the solution ...

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

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange ...

When a theologian asked J.B.S. Haldane what he could infer about the mind of God from studying the natural world, the famed evolutionary biologist was said to have replied, “God has an inordinate ...

The red-necked longhorned beetle, an insect designated as a specified invasive alien species in 2018, has now spread to 13 prefectures around the nation and destroyed many of Japan’s beloved cherry ...

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of the species diversity of all herbivores. Leaf beetles can be found to feed on ...

Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for each-other, when transporting a 'brood ball'. Dung beetles share the load when it comes to showing their affection for ...

Destructive Japanese beetles surge in Pasco, cross river into Kennewick. Washington state is trying an additional way to eradicate the nonnative species. A yard waste quarantine is being discussed to ...

On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals. In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the ...

Drugstore beetles are the pesky critters that will likely have entered your house in items such as grass or bird seed, food packaging, and pet food. To keep your pantry and food cabinets drugstore ...