Insects and lab-made animal protein have the potential to be far less damaging to the environment. And because pets tend to ...

I first heard about dermestids on a tour of Bracken Cave, the grotto just north of San Antonio that is home to the world’s ...

Beetles eat such a wide variety of foods because there are so many of them. These robust insects have been around for at least 270 million years. There are over 400,000 species, ...

If you think eating insects is gross, you may be in the cultural minority. Throughout history, people have relished insects as food. Today, many cultures still do. Ten thousand years ago hunters ...

I need help! Japanese beetles have taken over my yard the last few years. They are eating my roses, crepe myrtles and now my ...

Japanese beetles are not picky when it comes to the plants they will consume. These beetles will eat almost anything, but they do have some plants that they will go for first.

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Learn to identify common culprits damaging your plants. Discover what insects could be eating your plants and how to stop it.

Behind a Museum Door, These Beetles Are Eating Flesh for Science. The six-legged staffers of the American Museum of Natural History’s Bug Colony do their grisly work under a lid.

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Japanese beetles are an invasive pest in the U.S. because they damage crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Learn more about the signs of Japanese beetle damage, what they eat, and how to get rid of ...

Beetles are fascinating, but there are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin – more than 350,000 species that ...