Pest Identification

The milkweed bug is a colorful beetle that feeds mainly on grains. Its distinguishing characteristics are its long mouth part and its red and black outer colors. Although especially abundant in [...]

  Imagine grabbing a piece of wood to build your next log fire, only to find that the log crumbles in your hands, disintegrating into nothing but wood fragments and powdery dust. This is [...]

Schefflera arboricola leaves with sooty mold (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sooty mold is a thin, black layer of film found on the underside of fruit tree leaves, on the skin of fresh fruit, and also [...]

The red scale, also known as the California red scale, is a citrus pest native to southern China. Although especially fond of citrus trees, red scales can also be found on more than 70 other [...]

The hemlock, a popular pine tree located in many parts of North America and Asia, faces a serious threat according to ecological scientists. One would imagine that the threat to these large, [...]

Farmers are battling an ever-growing rootworm problem, one that is becoming more difficult to handle with pesticides and other conventional methods. Is there a solution to the problem? Many [...]

Little importance is sometimes placed upon aquatic insects, tiny water-loving critters that feed on leaf litter and provide rich nutrients for fish and other mammals. A biologist from a [...]

A researcher-turned-chef has recently revealed a new cookbook featuring one special ingredient: insects. Although eating insects isn’t anything new to Asian cultures (and isn’t [...]

The hamburger is a classic American food item, popularized in the beginning of the 20th century. Of late, however, many restaurants and chefs have been creating different modifications of the [...]

Nature is amazing, isn’t it?  Think of the many creatures that have the ability to blend in with their surroundings or to appear to be something different altogether.  This camouflage is [...]