It's a never-ending battle to keep Japanese beetles away from our gardens. And while there are no hard and fast solutions to keep them away, there are some small steps you can take to keep your plants ...

This time of year, some familiar insects come back. Fireflies are beautiful insects that illuminate the outdoors, while Japanese Beetles disrupt the peace and wreak havoc throughout our gardens. It's ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Japanese beetles are munching up more of Iowa's crops. The beetles have been in Iowa for more than a decade and have been spotted in 25 counties. They can damage about 300 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Japanese beetles, some of the worst landscape pests around, began appearing in Iowa a couple of years ago and now have multiplied their way through Iowa yards and fields.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Add the Japanese beetle to the list of foreign pests invading Iowa and munching on everything from grape vines to rose bushes. Iowa State University entomologist Donald Lewis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As communities across Iowa and Illinois continue to grapple with the damage caused by the emerald ash borer, one Iowa artist is ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As ash tree-killing beetles consolidate their toehold in northeast Iowa's Allamakee County, cities and park managers elsewhere in the state are taking steps to thwart the ...

As temperatures and leaves fall, you may notice a pesky critter hanging on the corners of your home or even wandering indoors: the Asian lady beetle is back. It seemed like ladybugs — the familiar red ...