Gardeners have used catnip as an insect repellant for many years, but does it keep all bugs away? Find out if it is effective ...

Discover how specific plant scents can lure lady beetles, nature's pest controllers! New research pinpoints odors that ...

Also, a word of warning: You may be tempted to buy ladybugs, which some garden centers sell in bags, but Black says this is a bad idea—even though they're the "good" kind (a native species common in ...

Want to learn how to quickly ID an Asian lady beetle and prevent it from entering your house? Read on to learn all about Asian lady beetles versus other types of ladybugs, and how to bring the good ...

Despite your efforts, Asian lady beetles might still find a way to sneak into your home. The most effective way to remove them at that point is to vacuum them up. You can either release them far from ...

Multi-colored Asian lady beetles shown Friday, March 31, 2006, in Ithaca, New York. Illinoisans may be seeing an uptick in the warmth-seeking insects. KEVIN RIVOLI, ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

Asian lady beetles were introduced in California in 1916 as a way to control aphids, small sap-sucking insects, feeding on pecans, according to the Illinois Extension office.

What is a defense mechanism, though, is the Asian lady beetles' ability to "reflex bleed" a fluid called hemolymph when handled by unsuspecting humans.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — If your home has been invaded by an unwelcome pest in recent weeks, you’re not alone. As the weather turns colder, Asian lady beetles are in search of warmer areas ...

Ladybugs and Asian lady beetles are often mistaken for one another, but only one of these will try to make itself at home as cooler winter weather arrives in Tennessee.

One of the many Asian lady beetles Nancy McLean says she found inside her house. (Submitted by Nancy McLean) An invasive bug's life Robert Johns, a forest insect ecologist for the Canadian Forest ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As you're setting up Halloween decorations and visiting pumpkin patches this fall, you may see a bug that appears to be a ladybug, but very much isn't. Small beetles are ...