This is because the beetle can break down the plant-derived compounds (phenolic glucosides) via a water-mediated process ...

“There are bright-colored beetles here and there in my garden that are feeding on leaves and rose flowers. I think they are Japanese beetles and I would like some suggestions on what to do to protect ...

Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck ...

Biologists have curated the red milkweed beetle's genome and its arsenal of genes related to plant-feeding and other biological traits. They sequenced and assembled the entire genome of the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. COLUMBIA, Mo. — To Missouri gardeners and farmers, July means facing an onslaught of a formidable pest: the Japanese beetle, ...

With the lift of a net, Jason Willett released a host of predators on Lake Nebagamon Wednesday. The small, winged beetles will make a beeline for invasive purple loosestrife plants rooted along the ...

The Master Gardener Volunteers have been dealing with Japanese beetles munching on different flowering plants in the Parker F. Scripture Botanical Gardens at Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

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Winter doesn’t have to mean a lifeless garden or a silent backyard. Even when frost creeps in and most plants retreat, some ...

A mating pair of red milkweed beetles pictured in the spring of 2024 on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Studying the secrets of how the common red milkweed ...