Spring brings showers, flowers and a ton of insects. This includes ladybugs – one of the rare insect species people aren’t rushing to crush – which is likely due to the belief that they’re a good omen ...

Q: My wife wants to control aphids. Are we allowed to import ladybugs from out of state? Roger Mialkowski, Lawrenceville A: Ladybugs and their larvae are excellent aphid predators. Insects sold at ...

Ladybugs are familiar and beloved fixtures of our gardens, but there’s more to them than cuteness. Take a second look at these backyard insects. Ladybugs aren’t bugs—they’re beetles. True bugs belong ...

Thirty-five percent of all households in America, or about 42 million households, are growing food at home or in a community garden. That's up 17 percent in the past five years, according to a 2016 ...

From their variety of spots to their hidden wings, there is much to learn about these helpful and charming insects. Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered ...