A reader, Carolyn West, sent me an e-mail recently reporting with dismay that the lily leaf beetle had been discovered in her neighborhood in Hartford’s West End. She treated the news about the same ...

A volunteer from London's Natural History Museum has discovered a new population of one of Britain's rarest insects in Surrey. The scarlet malachite beetle was found during a study at Bookham Common.

Conservationists have built miniature "thatched cottages" in a bid to save a rare beetle. The scarlet malachite beetle is thought to use the thatch of real country cottages to lay eggs and hatch out ...

Scientists want help in unravelling the mysterious life of a rare beetle. The scarlet malachite beetle is only found at eight sites across Essex, Hertfordshire and Hampshire. The 7mm green and red bug ...

DEAR LINDA: That’s a scarlet lily beetle. As you’ve experienced firsthand, its diet consists of plants in the lily family, especially Asiatic lilies and fritillaries. And the results can be ...

The red lily leaf beetle can devour a patch of lilies in a day or two, leaving just the stems behind. (Northscaping.com) The scarlet lily beetle is infesting lily gardens across southern Manitoba. The ...

The bugs, which are not native to Britain but were brought here accidentally from abroad, are now considered to be among the greatest threats to popular garden plants. Herbs such as rosemary and sage, ...

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A volunteer from London's Natural History Museum has discovered a new population of one of Britain's rarest insects in Surrey. The scarlet malachite beetle was found during a study at Bookham Common.