Harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica) are not clowns, jesters or jokers as their common name suggests. They are invasive, true bugs from the stink bug family. These ornately beautiful, black, ...

Harlequin bugs can destroy a garden in a hurry. But they are actually just trying to tell you something: It’s time to change to heat-loving crops. Howard Garrett Some insects show up in the garden and ...

Q: For several springs in a row, my kale looks beat up by orange and black insects. How can I get rid of them for this season? A: It sounds like you have a population of harlequin bugs. These members ...

These colorful bugs are making a mess of my kale. What are these orange and black kale suckers that are NOT putting me in the Halloween spirit? These are harlequin bugs whose pierce-and-suck feeding ...

The piebald cylinders above may look like handcrafted confections, but they’re hardly sweet. These are actually insect eggs, and within two weeks, each one will release a starving, life-sucking ...

Question: My kale was beautiful 3 days ago, but is suddenly infested with bugs that are black, white and orange. They have 3 white dots just behind the head. The body has an orange stripe down each ...

In Virginia, crops such as grapes, sweet corn, and apples, have been under attack by the invasive brown marmorated stink bug since 2004; cabbage has also been affected, but by the harlequin stink bug.

WASHINGTON — Unseasonably warm weather continues to delight backyard chefs and schoolchildren eager to change from long pants to shorts. But the mild winter weather is likely to come at a cost — more ...

About five years ago the brown marmorated stink bug migrated into Northern Virginia and began damaging the apple crop and other produce. New research is under way at Virginia Tech and a U.S.

New research has revealed for the first time that shield bugs use a variety of colours throughout their lives to avoid predators. Shield bugs are often bright, colourful insects that use colours to ...