“There is a positive correlation between growth rate and the crop’s ability to grow away from flea beetle larvae. To me, growth habits are just as important as yield and disease. “Varieties ...

In a brutal onslaught, these large wasps first decapitate every bee they encounter, then occupy the hive and take their time devouring the bees’ larvae. To defend themselves against hornets ...

The Disease Vector Education Center in St. Augustine, Florida, teaches kids about mosquitoes and disease prevention through interactive exhibits.

Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, a Mediterranean darkling beetle, has been documented in Idaho for the first time by University of Idaho entomologist Armando Falcon-Brindis. Opatroides punctulatus ...

From photos the homeowner sent, the pests looked to be wireworms, larvae of a family of beetles common in Idaho. Falcon-Brindis, an entomologist, was ready to reply to the woman and leave the ...

The beetle larvae feed inside the tree for a year or two before the insect flies off as an adult to find a new host tree and start the cycle over. Weakened or recently killed trees have little to no ...

IT'S rare to see one of York's elusive tansy beetles - rarer still to catch them ... the eggs will hatch into larvae, which feed on the tansy plant. Come July, the larvae burrow underground ...

Their diet consists largely of ants and termites, earning them the common name “spiny anteaters,” but they also consume earthworms, beetle larvae, and various other soil-dwelling invertebrates. These ...

Liam said: “If you’re not opposed to more lethal methods, boric acid can be an effective last resort. "Sprinkle it on carpets, leave for a few hours, then vacuum to kill beetles, larvae, and ...

However, the latest findings reveal that pitfall traps fail to capture large numbers of predatory beetle larvae, underestimating their impact as natural pest controllers. The study’s key discovery is ...

where it’s infested homes with oodles of tough-to-control larvae. The insect, Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, is part of the family Tenebrionidae, commonly known as darkling beetles ...

Brandon Hopkins, P.F. Thurber Endowed Distinguished Professor of Pollinator Ecology at WSU, places some of the newly developed bee food into a hive. Credit ... supporting both larvae and adults. This ...