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 ...

Beneficial Insectary is the only large insectary that has production in the United States (There are a few smaller specialist ...

The Asian lady beetle, also known as the multicolored Asian lady beetle, is a particular species from Asia that was introduced to the U.S. decades ago to control pests in agricultural areas.

Lady beetles occupy a unique role in terrestrial ecosystems, acting as pivotal predators in suppressing pest insect populations. Their ecology encompasses intricate interactions with prey as well ...

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

Diversifying your plantings can also increase biodiversity, welcoming natural predators that eat tomato hornworms, like lady beetles, Abdi says.

The ancient Romans and Greeks dined on insects. Pliny, the first-century Roman scholar and author of Historia Naturalis, wrote that Roman aristocrats loved to eat beetle larvae reared on flour and ...