Use caution around these beetles, as their bodies contain cantharidin, a chemical that can cause skin blistering.

Blister beetles can cause significant damage to your garden. To avoid attracting them, keep their favorite plant out of your ...

Most adult beetles emerge in summer as the weather warms up and the summer storms bring plenty of rain. Before this, some spend up to several years in the form of a big fat grub living within tree ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange ...

The United States is home to an astonishing collection of oversized insects, including heavyweight beetles, powerful water ...

The light flea beetle “Haemaltica” sp. and its damage to a leaf of the plant “Memecylon” sp. in Karnataka, India. Camouflage is a valuable survival strategy—just ask a chameleon. Scientists have just ...

Placed over the heart in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies, archaeologists have often found carved amulets of scarab beetles, a species of dung beetle. The amulets, many with spells inscribed on them, ...

As an invasive tree-killing beetle species appears to spread in Santa Cruz County, the county and the UC Cooperative ...

Explore how two species of beetles successfully controlled the invasive St. Johnswort weed in California, reducing its population by over 99% in less than a decade and ensuring the safety of grazing ...

A fungus infects goldenrod soldier beetles, causing them to grip flowers before dying. After death, the fungus alters their ...