Pokémon Go’s yearly "Bug Out" event has kicked off for 2026, running from March 17-23. This year's event features the debut of Blipbug, the larva Pokémon from Galar. Shiny Sizzlipede will also be ...

Joan Merriam is a member of Dog Writers Association of America, and lives in Northern California with her golden retriever Joey, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the abiding spirit of her beloved ...

I’ll be the first to admit there have been a few frights in my garden over the years, starting with the English ivy and pea-gravel mulch I inherited when I moved into the house and ending with the ...

Multicolored Asian lady beetle larva feed on aphids, which helps farmers during the growing season. Driving through rural Minnesota this week, the dust clouds rising above the fields were a sure sign: ...

Every spring, I see spiny bugs that look like tiny alligators. They spend all day chomping up other insects outside my window. I asked my friend Rich Zack about them. He’s an insect scientist at ...

Every spring, I see spiny bugs that look like tiny alligators. They spend all day chomping up other insects outside my window. I asked my friend Rich Zack about them. He’s an insect scientist at ...

Every spring, I see spiny bugs that look like tiny alligators. They spend all day chomping up other insects outside my window. I asked my friend Rich Zack about them. He’s an insect scientist at ...

While it's true that some species of ladybug are considered pests, native species could be called the opposite of pests. Ladybugs (also called ladybeetles since they are actually beetles) are apex ...

You can find Part 1 of this series here and Part 2 here. We ended Part 2 with the disappointing finding that the ladybug larvae had disappeared and no pupae were to be found. I feared they died ...