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According to the lovely little book “Good Bug Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically,” by Jessica Walliser, a ladybug can eat up to 5,000 aphids in its lifetime. But ...

The good, the bad and the ugly pretty well describes the insects that delight or affright as I make my daily rounds of lawn and garden. Among the good I count bees, butterflies and lightning bugs.

The phrase, “Don’t let the bed bugs bite,” has become less of a nursery rhyme and more of a cautionary tale, as these resilient pests have made a strong return across the United States. Bed bugs ...

My photo, taken in mid-October, shows a green stink bug nymph on a wildflower seed head. There are three major kinds of stink bugs in Southeast Missouri. Their backs have a shield shape, earning them ...