COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lady beetles, or ladybugs, have been seeking shelter in our homes by the numbers to escape the cooler, fall weather. Entomologists at the Ohio State University have noticed more this ...

This time of year, you may see ladybug-looking insects buzzing around outside and clinging to your window screens. But upon closer look, they’re not the pretty red-and-black-spotted insects we’re used ...

After a cooler-than-normal October (39.5 F in 2009 compared to the normal of 43.5 F), we were taken by surprise as early November unfolded to be considerably warmer than normal. The first half of this ...

Virtually everyone can identify ladybugs, and most are pleased to see the brightly colored beetles. Gardeners treasure them because adults eat about 25 aphids per day while the larvae eat nearly 10 ...