Many of us grew up believing all bugs were bad, a problem to be solved with a quick spray of Raid. While some insects may still merit control, albeit with narrow spectrum organic pesticides, there are ...

Every season, Medicine Hat yards play host to a wide variety of insects. This semi-arid climate has crawlers, tunnellers and wood borers. There are winged varieties and non-winged, long legged and no ...

Development of three populations of Coleomegilla maculata (Co- leoptera: Coccinellidae) feeding on eggs of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environ.

Swarms of ladybirds have been reported in dozens of towns and villages up and down the Essex coast. Locals say millions of the black and red spotted insects, which may be due to the recent hot weather ...

Learn how to attract pollinators and predatory insects to your garden for natural pest control. Skip broad insecticides and embrace integrated pest management.

The striking red insects — members of the coccinellidae family — have appeared in huge numbers across popular coastal spots, including Clacton, Point Clear, Shoebury and as far afield as Lowestoft and ...

The color red is not just for show; it has many practical uses in nature. It can convey warnings or danger, impress a mate, ...

Letter Published: 24 March 1962 Tempero-Spatial Sequentiality of Chromosomal Polymorphism in Chilocorus stigma Say (Coleoptera : Coccinellidae) STANLEY G. SMITH Nature 193, 1210–1211 (1962) Cite ...

Coccinellids and aphids: A quantitative study of the impact of adult ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) preying on field populations of pea aphids (Homop- tera: Aphididae).

The twospotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch is a common pest on soybean plants. To clarify plant-arthropod interaction on mite-soybean system, leaf fluorescence, photosynthetic responses to ...

In the family Coccinellidae, many species have been described as facultative fungivorous (tribes Coccinellini and Tytthaspidini), while in the cosmopolitan tribe Halyziini all members are specialized ...