Q: The photo is from this past summer, and shows a type of insect on our flowers. I wondered at the time if they were beneficial or harmful. Can you identify them? — Lori K. A: To identify the insect ...

The adult beetles are known as one of the Sunflower State's "most destructive insect pests of horticultural plants." ...

In addition to providing coloration, the exoskeletal shell of beetles needs to be strong and damage tolerant, researchers explain. Beetles are creatures with built-in body armor. They are tiny tanks ...

Featherwing beetles are some of the world’s smallest flying insects. Yet they can rocket along with the speed and agility of much larger insects. Now, scientists have figured out how the beetles do it ...

Beetles are creatures with built-in body armor. They are tiny tanks covered with hard shells, also known as exoskeletons, protecting their soft, skeleton-less bodies inside. In addition to providing ...