Watch as a dung beetle surfaces from underground. Discover more about this fascinating insect and its unique life cycle.

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DENVER, Colorado — Even though Japanese beetles begin to dissipate this time of year, don't let up on them. Try to get every last beetle before they have a chance to mate and lay eggs in your lawn and ...

In the sweltering New Mexico summer heat, a “small but mighty” invertebrate works relentlessly. In a video shared by Carlsbad Caverns National Park in an Aug. 13 Facebook post, it shows a small, ...

Living on and around poop is not the only remarkable thing about dung beetles. They are also incredibly strong – and there have been scientific experiments to prove it. Laboratory tests on a range of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — There's a killer out there with a voracious appetite for destruction and only you can help eradicate it. The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ...

Japanese beetles are an invasive insect species currently at or near peak population. The beetles are known for skeletonizing leaves on hundreds of plant species, including common garden plants and ...

June bugs, a type of scarab beetle, are common in Michigan during the summer months. The nocturnal insects are harmless to humans, but can be a nuisance to gardens as they feed on plants. While ...

How much grumbling Wisconsin gardeners do about Japanese beetle damage this summer will likely depend on where they live. Ten or 15 years ago, the destructive insects were mostly a problem in the ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 3, number 2 (March–April 1971), pages 12–15, 42–43. The text, including any ...