Butterflies, bees, and even bats are celebrated as pollinators: creatures that travel from flower to flower to feed, and in the process, help fertilize the plants by spreading pollen. But some of ...

Control a damaging infestation with these pesticide-free ideas. Weevils are a type of beetle identified by their round bodies and long snouts. These insects typically thrive on eating the leaves and ...

The largest males have bigger weapons, but smaller males have other advantages. Photo by Ummat Somjee When it comes to some members of the insect world, size variations can be mind-boggling. A ...

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Inside a stone room in a village near the Ghanaian city of Kumasi, Dominic Kyei Manu proudly shows off eight buckets covered in mesh netting in which palm weevil larvae are busy feeding. The project ...

Have you ever seen a weevil up close before? These tiny insects are famous for their ability to drill holes. A weevil drilling a hole into an acorn is a fascinating process to observe. But why do they ...

Alias: White pine weevil. The adults are brown beetles white spots on their back. They have a long, elephant trunklike nose and antennae protruding halfway down this nose. The larvae are hatched in ...