From photos the homeowner sent, the pests looked to be wireworms, larvae of a family of beetles common in Idaho. Falcon-Brindis, an entomologist, was ready to reply to the woman and leave the ...

University of Idaho entomologist and extension specialist Armando Falcon-Brindis with a darkling beetle sample and stereoscope-captured image at the UI Parma Research and Extension Center.

Japanese beetles, identified by their scientific name Popillia japonica, are highly invasive pests that damage more than 300 plant species, including some of Idaho's top agricultural commodities.

Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, a Mediterranean darkling beetle, has been documented in Idaho for the first time by University of Idaho entomologist Armando Falcon-Brindis. Opatroides punctulatus ...