From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why ...

Chinch bugs and false chinch bugs are true bugs in the order Hemiptera, which means they both have piercing-sucking mouthparts that they use to puncture plant tissue to feed on plant juices.

I got an email from a reader. My reader was pleading, ‘HELP!’ Squash bug or Anasa tritis had invaded her garden. She had planted pumpkins, acorn, spaghetti, and butternut squash. There was no hint of ...

Residents in Centre County are experiencing something that only occurs every 17 years. Residents can see Periodical cicadas, which are insects classified in the ...

Part of the order Hemiptera, these unique and sometimes misunderstood insects are part of a large group known as “true bugs.” While you may refer to things crawling around your house as a bug ...

Here's more about cicadas vs. locusts. According to AZ Animals, "Cicadas are a type of Hemiptera or 'True Bug.' Some think they are related to crickets, but really they are not. Though they are ...

Pentatomid bugs are among the major entomological problems in various regions of the world. Due to their feeding behavior these insects cause significant damage to most large crops in Brazil (soybean, ...

That’s why entomologists refer to members of the order Hemiptera as true bugs and not just bugs, because even scientists are guilty of using the term in a general way.

Blood-sucking bed bugs are a mattress menace and if they infest your bed they can quickly spread to the rest of your house. While a dirty mattress might seem like the biggest lure, bed bugs thrive ...

Other insects have a variety of wing structures and shapes rather than the half wing for which the Hemiptera order gets its name. Other than that, true bugs are very similar to insects. They have ...