The Namib desert’s sand can be burningly hot but its air, blowing in off the Atlantic Ocean, is cool. Running generates a ...

Mountain pine beetles, Dendroctonus Ponderosae, are at the top of their game, with beetles and their larvae munching away under the bark of millions of pine trees, killing most of their victims in the ...

The Roaring Fork Valley experienced a spread of Douglas fir, spruce and western balsam bark beetles last year but the infestations remained light compared to many other parts of the state, according ...

A drive to the mountains in San Diego County means you're surrounded by nature, trees especially, which have been facing a major threat from something so small you might not even notice it. You will ...

The buzzword (or should I say the crunch word) among gardeners right now in Southeast Missouri is Japanese beetles. Most have never seen this voracious plant-eating machine, and they are alarmed by ...

Spruce bark beetles hijack their host tree’s chemical defenses, transforming them into potent weapons against fungal threats.

Now, as we exit October, we can see fall advancing towards the impending colder temperature and changes. The days have less sunlight, 10 hours, and we regularly note many of the happenings associated ...

With over 1.5 million species of beetles crawling around the globe, it’s no surprise that about 2,500 of them call Arizona home — lucky us. But don’t panic, most are harmless, just out here living ...

Seeing dung beetles in a pasture is a good thing. Seeing them devouring a manure pile is even better. During the July 31 No-Till on the Plains field day near Bucklin, Kansas, farmer Lance Feikert and ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...