Seed pods become erect as flowers fade, resembling fairytale toadstools or castle turrets. Ideal for gravel gardens and sunny ...

For best results plant Nectaroscordum siculum bulbs in well-drained soil in a sunny border where it will gradually multiply. It grows easily from seed, but the plants won't flower for around six years ...

The Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz is seeking volunteers with gardens to collect lady beetles for a two-week survey in June and August. A training workshop for the Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz will be held ...

Wild wasps in Japan eat more than insects—new research reveals a diverse diet and flavor differences in edible larvae known ...

The larval stage of some insects spend part of their life cycle in soil and will damage plants. Grubs, wireworms and cutworms ...

The service is working with Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha and the Children's Zoo in Lincoln to raise tiger beetle larvae in test-tube-like environments. Harms believes the program is working.

Although they used to be called turnip flies, they are actually true beetles. It is hard to see them in the soil and among vegetation. The larvae feed on the roots of plants, but the real damage is ...

Falcon-Brindis first encountered the beetle in July 2024, after receiving a plea for help from an Eagle woman, who sent photographs of larvae covering her back porch. He thought better of ...

48 states in the United States have officially designated State Insects.