For many people, seeing ladybugs in your yard or garden often gets described as a good sign, and it is. However, there’s a ...

Flickr Most gardeners know that ladybugs and lacewings are welcome visitors. What fewer people realize is how deliberately ...

Most gardeners learn early to scan leaves for the eggs of squash bugs or stink bugs and remove them on sight. Yet the same ...

When creating a garden, it’s likely that most people want to make decisions that leave a positive footprint on the local environment. In an attempt to limit the use of chemical pesticides and promote ...

As summer turns into fall, you may start noticing ladybugs inside your home, only they're not ladybugs. Ladybugs have a similar looking relative that causes ladybugs to get the blame for infestations ...

Sometimes, labeling a big dog as a gentle giant can sound like an exaggeration until a specific interaction proves it true. A ...

The four-lined plant bug is a common but little-known garden bug that can cause a lot of "mysterious" leaf damage.

Many people know ladybugs are good for gardens, but they are often surprised to learn about the incredible network of insects ...

If you've ventured outdoors recently, you might have noticed an unusual amount of ladybugs — or perhaps insects that appear to be ladybugs but differ in a few subtle ways. As temperatures start to ...

Seven-spotted ladybugs (Coccinella septempunctata). Courtesy of Matt Bertone. Ladybugs are another insect that might swarm your house this fall, covering your window screens and siding with their ...