An indicator of ecological health of Southern California’s desert landscapes may lie in a beetle smaller than your pinky finger. The Casey’s June beetle not only plays a crucial role in the ecosystem ...

TULSA, Okla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the downlisting of the American burying beetle from endangered to threatened despite the absence of the beetle from most of its range, ...

At first glance, dung beetles may seem like simple insects rolling balls of faeces across the ground; however, this is one job that plays a very crucial role in sustaining the ecosystem. Dung beetles ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The success of North American crops from corn to Christmas trees partly depends on a relatively invisible component of the food web — ground beetles. Nearly 2,000 species of ...

For the first time in over a decade, endangered Ohlone tiger beetles roam a preserve near Soquel and await their chance to pounce on unsuspecting prey. Their metallic emerald bodies appear iridescent ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to push the agency to protect endangered Miami tiger beetles by designating lifesaving critical habitat. The ...

The Mineral Ridge recreation area will close Wednesday and will remain closed for at least three weeks. Bureau of Land Management contractors will be removing the trees blown over during January's ...

An insect imported to the Southwest as a way to control another invasive species continues to expand its territory deeper into Arizona. The tamarisk beetle has surpassed its predicted natural ...