It is killing forests filled with mature white spruce trees. The culprit is a tiny bug native to Alaska called the spruce bark beetle. The beetles have already devastated swaths of spruce forest ...
Like all insects, beetles have six jointed legs, a head, thorax and abdomen. They are generally characterised by a particularly hard exoskeleton and hard forewings. The beetle's exoskeleton is made up ...
These lady beetles may also have fewer than 19 spots and some may have no spots at all. Look for the clear black 'M'-shaped marking behind its head, to correctly identify the multicolored Asian lady ...
Adult blister beetles are long, narrow beetles (0.5 to 1.25 inches long) with a broad head and antennae that are straight and about one third their total body length. Several species exist, including ...