A species of notoriously clumsy insects has been spotted buzzing through Los Angeles skies this month. Figeater beetles (Cotinis mutabilis) are becoming more common across Southern California in ...

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Adult beetles are most active from late June through early August, which is the best time to check your landscape. Control methods include hand-picking beetles, using specific insecticides and ...

Dung beetles are quietly performing a vital climate change mitigation service for Australia's livestock sector, slashing methane emissions from cattle manure by 85%, a new Southern Cross University ...

DENVER — Everybody hates Japanese beetles. The best way to combat them starts in early spring when a grub killer should be applied to lawns. This prevents the grubs from emerging. It's too late for ...

Palo verde beetles are large, harmless insects native to Arizona that emerge during the summer monsoon season. Despite their intimidating size, these beetles are not aggressive and do not bite unless ...

The poop emoji accurately captures the typical poop shape in nature formed by the downward pull of gravity. According to a new study, exceptions to this rule—antigravitational poop—suggest that ...

Quick Take The Science of Feeding on Dung How Do Dung Beetles Use Poop? Why Are Dung Beetles Essential for Ecolo... Threats to Dung Beetle Populations Dung beetles may not have the most glamorous name ...

A field experiment in Kenya shows that dung beetles disappear when the African elephants they depend on for their fecal food and shelter also vanish locally. This is the first time that coextinction, ...

Elephants sustain a diverse ecosystem, including many species of dung beetles — colorful insects that perform many key ecological functions. By breaking up, moving and burying dung, these tiny ...

UF researcher Todd Palmer co-authored a new study in Science showing African elephants are a keystone species for dung beetles in Kenya’s savanna ecosystems. Researchers found dung beetle populations ...