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

Those bugs are probably earwigs—an earwig is a long black insect with what looks like pincers. An earwig’s “pincers” are located at the back of its body, so a black bug with pincers on its ...

The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and an invasive species in the U.S. They have metallic green bodies and brown wings.

These half-inch long black beetles aren't exhibiting suicidal tendencies, just the opposite: survival skills. Their breeding requires being in the vicinity of coniferous trees freshly destroyed by ...

In Michigan, these beetles can be found in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Their bodies can appear brown, black, tan or chestnut. They range from 0.5 to 1 inch long, according to MSU's Extension.

ALB beetles are approximately 1.5 inches long and shiny black, with white spots on their wing cases. They have black and white antennae that can be up to twice as long as their body.

The black or dull brown darkling beetles’ wing covers are fused so they are unable to fly and must spend their lives on the ground. Entomologists may identify them through their antennas, which ...

Boxelder bugs are oval shaped, about ½ inch long, black brownish in color with red stripes on their thorax (central portion of the body) and wing margins. Their bodies can also be bright red ...

Some years the black beetles show up in the Tri-Cities gradually over months and their migration may go unnoticed. But other years they migrate in large numbers traveling in a single direction.