Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...

The tiny pests go by many names—and they can wreak havoc on your lawn.

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As you might be aware, El Paso County and much of Colorado is seeing an uptick in mountain pine beetle (MPB) activity. MPB is a native insect that usually attacks weaker trees as part of a natural ...

Bark beetles have hard, smooth, stout bodies and range from 1.3 to 2.9 mm in length, depending on gender and species. The majority of bark beetles are female; males are smaller and flightless. Adult ...

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...

Cucumber beetles are one of the most destructive pests in the vegetable garden, and if you’re searching for how ...

Ten or 15 years ago, Japanese beetles were mostly a problem in the southern half of the state, but in the past couple of years, that trend has flip-flopped. The destructive insects usually emerge each ...