Aphids are a familiar sight in the garden, sucking the juices out of your rose bushes. Luckily, so are ladybugs, which prey on aphids and keep them in check. Aphids are a familiar sight in the garden, ...

Researchers at St. Francis Xavier University are studying the impact of warmer winters on Nova Scotia's lady beetle population, with an eye to the potential cascading effects on local trees, plant ...

Commercial farmers and home gardeners alike know the deep annoyance and damage that aphids can cause. One highly effective, environmentally safe and adorable method for fighting aphids is to release ...

There are many creepy crawlers that we wish we didn't see in our backyards. Blister beetles come to mind. But people are usually happy to see ladybugs. With their vibrant red or orange hues adorned ...

Ladybugs are some of the world’s most beloved insects. They are welcome garden visitors, especially when less well-behaved insects cause trouble. One ladybug eats 5,000 aphids in its one-year life.

To some casual observers, ladybugs (or lady beetles) are colorful symbols of good luck – harbingers of fortune and fame. Gardeners value them for their utility as ravenous insects that prey upon plant ...

Any gardener who's been at it for long enough inevitably learns who their enemies are and where to find allies. If you don't know what I'm referring to, just check out a recent TikTok video from ...

To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake. Cute and colorful, ladybugs (more correctly termed lady beetles) are iconic symbols of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These are some of the ladybugs that are being observed for Ginnab's research. (Dave Laughlin/CBC - image credit) Researchers at St ...