Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s easy to confuse ladybugs with Asian lady beetles. Both have bright, colorful shells with black spots. Both help to brighten ...

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 ...

You may know ladybugs for their red and black spots. But did you know the "ladybug" is actually more than one type of insect? There are about 5,000 species in the Coccinellidae, or ladybug, family.

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 ...

Gardeners have used catnip as an insect repellant for many years, but does it keep all bugs away? Find out if it is effective ...

Someone once told me that a ladybug landing on you brings good luck. So recently, after a trip to Cordova Park in Otley, Iowa, I was ecstatic when I returned home and noticed what appeared to be a ...

"She stuck around a while to use my body as a playground." ...

They are out there all summer, living in the woods and fields, and now they want a snug place to spend the winter. Your house, cabin, camper or deer shack will do just fine, thank you. Orange Asian ...

We gardeners understand the concept of separating. We routinely separate insects in our garden into “good” and “bad” columns.

The Ohio State University Extension in Lorain County will host a Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz Community Science Program training from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 10, according to a news release. The ...