Over the past few weeks as I’ve been writing about insects it came to me that there are literally hundreds of thousands of different kinds of living insects on our planet. More than 1.5 million of ...

Way back in the 1960s and '70s, the nine-spotted ladybug was the most common ladybug in the northeastern US. So beloved was this particular ladybug that it was designated as the official state insect ...

All natural pest control is possible when you have the right balance of insects in your garden, and there's one 'pest' that ...

BISMARCK - A group of North Dakota second-graders will go all out next week in their effort to convince state lawmakers to make the ladybug the state insect. Kenmare teacher Tamara McNeiley will bring ...

(UPI) -- Record numbers of ladybugs are swarming swaths of the South. The multi-colored Asian Lady Beetles usually surface around this time of year -- just after the first cold snap -- but weather ...

Ms. Johnson's second grade class is coming back to the State House on Friday, and their story from 50 years ago shows how a teacher and a little civics education can have a marked impact — on a ...

In the battle against garden pests, sometimes it pays to fight fire with fire by enlisting beneficial insects to help control harmful bugs in your garden. Organic gardening principles call for ...

As Jim McNeil and his daughter sat at the summit of Green Mountain, enjoying an apple with their view, they noticed something odd. “It was under a pine to the right,â he said. “My daughter said, ‘Is ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Insects are looking for warmth during these cooler months, so you may notice you’re on pest patrol more often around your home. But what you might think are typical, spotted-red ...