Those insects, called Megasoma, or elephant beetles, make the ones in my Texas backyard look tiny. Full grown, they’re closer to the size of a baked potato than a plum and are covered with rust ...

Residents of a small Texas town got a nasty surprise last week when swarms of enormous beetles—some over 7.5 cm (3 inches) long—descended on local gas stations, homes, and parking lots ...

Palo verde beetles start coming out during the monsoon. ... “This is a very large beetle," said Richard Hofstetter, ... New Mexico, Texas and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California.

Though it’s only April, don’t be surprised if you have already seen a wasp or two. Are you starting to notice large reddish-brown insects with wings? This is most likely the Paper Wasp, a ...

HAYS COUNTY, Texas — A beetle found in two Central Texas counties will not be considered a threatened and/or endangered species, as categorized by the Endangered Species Act. According to the U ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologists Patrick Porter, Ph.D., and Robert Puckett, Ph.D., address some of the most frequently asked questions about the red flour beetle. Other than in ...

The Edwards Aquifer diving beetle lives in Hays and Comal counties, and it was not added to the list of endangered species by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.