Scientists hope hungry black weevils imported from Louisiana can help tackle South Africa's invasive water plant problem.

Scientists in South Africa are using weevils to combat the invasive Salvinia plant threatening freshwater ecosystems ...

If you haven't had much success with houseplants in the past, it may be time to reconsider what you are trying to grow and ...

South Africa is unleashing weevil beetles in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of salvinia minima, an alien species of ...

“Bought these trees from Lowe’s,” she says. “And these things are coming out of it?” But then she zooms in on the floor next ...

When most people think of insects in their garden ... due to their distinctive yellow-black pattern. Many species of ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

When discussing physical features, it’s important to keep in mind that we are simply distinguishing the Oriental cockroach, also called a water bug or black beetle ... Cockroaches are eaten by small ...

INVESTIGATIONS have been carried out in Papua and New Guinea on a previously undescribed virus disease, Centrosema mosaic, which infects several tropical legumes.