The Asian lady beetle (a multi-colored/patterned beetle) is native to Asia but now occurs throughout most of the United States. So, just how did it arrive here? Was it a ...
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Back in the 1800s, nearly every home in New England suffered from powder post beetle (Lyctidae, and Anobiidae) infestations. Fortunately they no longer exist at this epidemic level, though many ...
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Carpet beetles (family Dermestidae, adult shown here) and clothes moths don’t look alike and they’re not even remotely related, but they both can do something unique. Each is capable of ...
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Carpet beetles (family Dermestidae, larva shown here) and clothes moths don’t look alike and they’re not even remotely related, but they both can do something unique. Each is capable of ...
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Sawtoothed grain beetles (Oryzaephilus surinamensis) are very common commercial and household pests that will (like the flour beetles) feed upon cereals, pasta, nuts, and just about any other type of ...
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The rice weevil is just one of a very large group of insects that infest stored raw and processed food. Collectively, these insects destroy up to 10% of the world’s ...
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