If you were strolling along the prom at Felixstowe or down by the Martello Tower at Felixstowe Ferry yesterday, you may have been caught up in a bloom of ladybirds flying around. An impressive swarm ...

The striking red insects — members of the coccinellidae family — have appeared in huge numbers across popular coastal spots, including Southend, Clacton, Point Clear, Shoebury and as far afield as ...

To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake.

British nature writer Richard Mabey argues for “the generosity to reset the power balance between ourselves and the natural ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Plants that attract these beneficial predators include vetch, alfalfa, corn, and crimson clover. Natives like elderberry, ...

They might look like harmless little polka-dotted dots, but ladybirds (or ladybugs, depending where you’re from) are ...

Ladybirds swarmed to Hunstanton in 1976 (Image: Archive) The native ladybird, fondly called a Bishee Barnaby in Norfolk, also reached plague proportions in Hunstanton in the heatwave of 1976, with ...

From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why they get in your house.

June marks the peak flowering season for roses. Whether they’re climbing up walls and trellises or flourishing in borders and pots, roses are the essence of an English country garden and remain ...

A "secretive" rare bird has been spotted on the Norfolk Broads. Photographer Adam Barnard captured a series of images of a ...

Beneficial Insectary is the only large insectary that has production in the United States (There are a few smaller specialist ...