Tansey said two varieties of flea beetles are at work this year: the striped and crucifer types. The males of both varieties produce pheromones attracting other flea beetles to feed and mate — in turn ...

One of the most common and highly damaging insect pests for canola growers is the flea beetle. Here, Tyler Wist, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, ...

Canadian and Manitoba pig farmers have temporarily lost forward contracts as a tool to stabilize their revenue due to current tariff tensions with the U.S. Of those, flea beetles were once again top ...

Hidden inside the bundle were insects not fit for consumption, but ideal for exotic beetle enthusiasts. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles ...

More than three dozen live beetles, nearly the length of the average human hand, were discovered at a Southern California airport during a routine inspection, federal authorities announced Wednesday.

It sounds like the stuff of nightmares: you open a bag of potato chips hoping for a snack, only to find a 6-inch-long stag beetle crawling inside the container. Now multiply that scenario 37 times.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KMPH) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted 37 live beetles concealed within packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips, and chocolate at ...