Summer warmth is bringing with it a swarm of bright-green beetles that come with a big appetite for Kansas crops and gardens.

Japanese beetles have shiny, metallic green bodies and six legs. Adults are about 1/2 inch long. The tips of their antennae (feelers) can open like a fan. ... Add native insects.

First found in the United States in 1916, after accidentally being introduced in New Jersey, the invasive Japanese beetle has been marching westward ever since. Today, they’re considered to be ...

During the heatwave, I spread a layer of mulch over my backyard in preparation for fruit tree planting and by the next day found a number of dead, shiny green beetles on top of the mulch.. These ...

Insects display diverse qualities. Some species possess jewel-like appearances. Green tortoise beetles shimmer. Cuckoo wasps ...

Beetles that can see the color red? That s exactly what scientists discovered in two Mediterranean species that defy the norm of insect vision. While most insects are blind to red, these beetles use ...

Japanese beetles can devastate garden crops and strip a tree of its leaves in a matter of days. While your roses may survive an attack, they likely won’t be pleasant to look at.

These were easily recognizable as fig beetles, those loud buzzing insects, sounding like bumblebees, that visit the garden from spring until early fall, when they disappear.