A phids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't ...

Scrape the scales off manually. If you’re not too squeamish, you can scrape off individual scale insects with a small spoon, wooden popsicle stick or fingernail. Drown them in soapy water, and ...

What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

ODIONGAN, Romblon (PIA) — The province of Romblon has remained free from coconut scale insect (CSI) infestation since 2019, ...

"Symphonic Wings" seeks to erase barriers between scientists and the public as it advocates for helping to reverse the insect ...

It’s a scale insect that attaches to the bark of a crapemyrtle. If you have a crapemyrtle in your landscape, now would be a good time to check on it to see if there are signs of this bark scale.

For scale insects, their waste is in the form of a sticky excretion called “honeydew” that can quickly build up on leaves. Aphids, another common type of sap-feeding insect, ...

Insect-based foods face major barriers, including taste, cost, and cultural acceptance, that limit their potential to replace ...

Beauty and the bugs. Article by Molly Schafer Photos by Michele Walfred and courtesy of UD Cooperative Extension; Jim Robbins, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension; Bugwood.org; and Mengmeng ...

Scale insects are most noticeable in late spring and summer, when they appear as whitish lumps up to ½-inch long on the branches. In severe infestations, ...

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) sounded the alarm as red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) infestation continues to ...

The rare 3,800-year-old textile fragments that were dyed with insects of the species Kermes vermilio in antiquity. The fragments were found in 2016 in the Cave of Skulls in the Judaean Desert.