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A warning has been issued following recent sightings of a beetle in Kent which poses a “major threat” to potato crops. Experts at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) say the Colorado ...

TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has urged people to keep an eye out for Colorado beetles, which pose a “savage” threat to the British potato industry. The insects and their larvae feed on the ...

Posting on the subreddit r/ThriftStoreHauls, the collector shared photos of two Japanese rhinoceros beetles they had found at a local flea market. Photo Credit: Reddit Photo Credit: Reddit The ...

“Every year, these Japanese beetles would come and completely eat away at our plum trees,” said Aditya Prabhu. “My mom would drag me and my brother outside and pick them by hand.” Prabhu ...

A unique long-nose Super Beetle with a two-seater cabin is up for sale. Despite the lengthened front end, the boxer engine remains at the back. This one-of-a-kind Super Beetle has spent 40 years ...

He discovered they were under attack from the highly invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) five months ago and called Aloha Tree Savers. “If it wasn’t for their treatment, pretty sure they ...

Among the latest contenders in the fight against drug-resistant infections is a striking, black beetle with fiery red spots and orange-tipped antennae. Known for spending much of its life ...

“Bug Colony.” Behind the door, accessible only to a handful of museum employees, thousands of flesh-eating dermestid beetles toil around the clock handling a task of specimen preparation that ...

Don’t play with poo — unless you’re a dung beetle. Then, by all means! This insect plays with animal excrement (*shudder*), and while it may be gross, it’s actually a crucial part of our ecosystem.