A predatory wasp is giving scientists hope that an invasive beetle will stop boring through Rhode Island’s ash trees. “It has been around in the U.S. for quite a while now, but we just got it in Rhode ...

It's unusual for a college student to discover even one new species. Rachel Smith discovered eighteen. All of them were beetles. That means that the stupendous, ever-growing list of beetle species ...

A defenseless insect can gain protection from predators if it evolves to resemble a well-defended species. This evolved similarity is called mimicry, and most familiar are examples of edible ...

In the fall, weeds are often more troublesome than insect pests. Cool temperatures and more frequent rainfall in late summer ...

Rhode Island scientists released a wasp species meant to attack an invasive beetle species known as the emerald ash borer. According to Burrillville Land Trust President Paul Roselli,the beetle ...

Wasp watchers in the program, which is active in 17 states and three Canadian provinces, carefully count how many beetles they steal from wasps. The rule is that they don t take more beetles than ...

Kristine Grayson is an associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond. This story was originally featured on The Conversation. The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a ...

Up close, the emerald ash borer is a strikingly beautiful insect. It's also a dangerous pest. The metallic green beetles entered the United States from northeast Asia in the 1990s, likely hitching a ...

The most action-packed summer blockbuster in Colorado isn’t playing out on the silver screen, but around a rosebud’s roots: predatory wasp versus invasive Japanese beetle. The unwelcome beetle — a six ...

KA’U (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tiny wasps the size of dust particles could be the answer to saving Hawaii Coffee farms. And now UH researchers plan to set a swarm free on Hawaii Island. Tens of thousands of ...

Beetles make up around 40% of all insect species ever described and around 25% of all animals. Are there really that many different kinds of... Beetles And Wasps Vie For Title of Most Diverse Critter ...