My excitement quickly turned to disappointment when I realized that this creature was not a ladybug but, in fact, an Asian lady beetle, a multicolored insect often confused with ladybugs.

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Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) is a major pest of Florida citrus. Adult females lay eggs in masses sealed between leaves in the citrus canopy, and recently-hatched neonate larvae drop to the soil and feed ...

Seeing the boxelder bugs beginning to gather on the south side of my house reminds me that it is time to relay some information on control of these insects to homeowners. The boxelder bugs are ...

Nature is a vast and extraordinary culmination of living organisms. When one truly delves into this realm of thought, it ...

By Carl Hoffman University of Minnesota Extension Boxelder bugs are gathering on the outside of some homes in large numbers and multi-colored Asian lady beetles will probably arrive soon. Both ...

Every year the garden teems with all kinds of dubious multi-legged life. Even skilled bugwatchers don’t always know what any one critter might be up to. Except for the obvious pests we soon ...