Aphids are a familiar sight in the garden, sucking the juices out of your rose bushes. Luckily, so are ladybugs, which prey on aphids and keep them in check. Aphids are a familiar sight in the garden, ...

Have a ladybug invasion? You're not alone. They're just looking for a nice place to overwinter, entomologists say. That's no consolation to New Jersey homeowners who would just as soon not be the ...

There are many creepy crawlers that we wish we didn't see in our backyards. Blister beetles come to mind. But people are usually happy to see ladybugs. With their vibrant red or orange hues adorned ...

Commercial farmers and home gardeners alike know the deep annoyance and damage that aphids can cause. One highly effective, environmentally safe and adorable method for fighting aphids is to release ...

Ladybugs are some of the world’s most beloved insects. They are welcome garden visitors, especially when less well-behaved insects cause trouble. One ladybug eats 5,000 aphids in its one-year life.

To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake. Cute and colorful, ladybugs (more correctly termed lady beetles) are iconic symbols of a ...

Ladybugs may be the cutest insects around, but they don’t start off that way. Also called lady beetles or ladybirds, they pop out of their eggs as prickly mini-monsters with an insatiable hunger for ...

Any gardener who's been at it for long enough inevitably learns who their enemies are and where to find allies. If you don't know what I'm referring to, just check out a recent TikTok video from ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The use of pesticides, while beneficial for global food security, wreaks havoc on natural ecosystems and human health. To address this issue, Penn State researchers have turned ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Fed up with the aphid excrement glazed over your car? Well, at least one couple living in Austin was. They decided to take the issue into their own hands — or the hands of nearly ...

Cute and colorful, ladybugs (more correctly termed lady beetles) are iconic symbols of a healthy garden. They help pollinate numerous species of flowers and are beloved by gardeners for their ...