If you've ventured outdoors recently, you might have noticed an unusual amount of ladybugs — or perhaps insects that appear to be ladybugs but differ in a few subtle ways. As temperatures start to ...

know that it's actually an Asian lady beetle. Lady bugs and Asian lady beetle share similar characteristics in appearance but they're not the same type of bug, even though they're both in the ...

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Nature is a vast and extraordinary culmination of living organisms. When one truly delves into this realm of thought, it ...

Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) is a major pest of Florida citrus. Adult females lay eggs in masses sealed between leaves in the citrus canopy, and recently-hatched neonate larvae drop to the soil and feed ...

Seeing the boxelder bugs beginning to gather on the south side of my house reminds me that it is time to relay some information on control of these insects to homeowners. The boxelder bugs are ...

Fall, to many, is a beautiful time of year as the number of mosquitos and gnats decrease, however homeowners find unwanted bugs in or around their home. The boxelder bugs begin to gather outside ...

Every year the garden teems with all kinds of dubious multi-legged life. Even skilled bugwatchers don’t always know what any one critter might be up to. Except for the obvious pests we soon ...