Forget the frustration of battling unwanted garden pests! Did you know some insects are beneficial and can even help your ...

Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet, so you shouldn’t be surprised to find many different kinds thriving in your garden. Here’s how to separate the good, the bad, and the ...

Lacewings are fantastic predators. They will snap up on a wide variety of plant-destroying pests, including aphids, scales, thrips, mealybugs and caterpillars. Lacewings also frequently feed on eggs, ...

Despite spending nearly 90 per cent of our lives under a roof, we know next to nothing about all the life that lives with us — insects ... Usually a garden creature, this little guy is known ...

In recent decades, however, scientists have found that in fact there are definite benefits to adding diversity to your garden, primarily because certain plants attract and support beneficial insects ...

A team of researchers led by Hidemasa Bono of Hiroshima University has sequenced the most complete insecticide-resistant bed bug genome to date and compared it to the genome of an insecticide ...

Praying mantis are also good to encourage into your garden, feeding on caterpillars, moths, beetles and crickets. Hoverflies love to feed on caterpillars, aphids, and scale insects, so if you want ...