A small beetle has captured attention for patterns on its shell that resemble ancient handwriting. These insects, known as calligraphy beetles (Calligrapha species), feature intricate black lines and ...

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

Many ladybirds have attractive color patterns consisting of black and red. A research team focused on the multicolored Asian ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (also known as the harlequin ladybird), ...

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 ...

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 ...