A local group of former and current University of Minnesota students says they have a hands-free, eco-friendly solution to ...

Japanese beetles are an unwelcome sight, but many other garden beetles are good bugs worth welcoming to your yard.

The bug is invasive by nature, but they do not bite. Yet, if you are a gardener, the beetle could be harmful for your lawn and garden.

A June bug's larval stages can be the most destructive to a person's lawn and plants, Gireesh said, noting that feeding ...

Bugs in your plants don't always warrant the use of insecticides. There's a lot to consider before you pull the trigger.

The pesticide thiacloprid turns out to be more harmful than previously thought. It can disrupt the lives of freshwater ...

When you put so much love and energy into your vegetable garden, you want to do everything possible to ensure that the plants ...

Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The cucumber companion plants featured here promote ...

Cucumbers are a summer gardener’s delight. Delicious in everything from salads to iced water, the refreshing and hydrating ...

Now, scientists have discovered a new super power: These beetles are even resistant to powerful deadly insecticides, a finding that raises even more excitement about studying the beetle to ...

The other options, he says, would be using bug traps that often overflow with the live beetles they’ve attracted, or spraying insecticide, which can unnecessarily harm other bugs. As Prabhu grappled ...

This finding raised questions. One possible reason, the researchers suggest, is that insecticides may be hurting more than just the pests. Some insects – like beetles, crickets, and ants – actually ...