Although the relationship between the red milkweed beetle and milkweed plants has been studied for nearly 150 years, an Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station scientist recently joined ...

Beetles are fascinating, but there are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin – more than 350,000 species that ...

Biologists have curated the red milkweed beetle's genome and its arsenal of genes related to plant-feeding and other biological traits. They sequenced and assembled the entire genome of the host ...

Look for an X or hourglass shape on its back to distinguish the small milkweed bug from other red and black bugs. Now that you can identify these red and black bugs, find out the 10 most ...

During the third week of June, a few more insect species arrived, among them were red milkweed beetles. These beetles also feed on the leaves by cutting the veins before nibbling on the leaves.

In addition to Milkweed Tussock Moths, other insects that feed on milkweed include the Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus), Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmia), and the Red Milkweed Beetle ...

A mating pair of red milkweed beetles pictured in the spring of 2024 on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Milkweed has received a lot of attention in recent years, mainly due to its status as a host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. monarch caterpillars rely exclusively on ...

Those can include bees, some types of birds, bats, beetles, moths and butterflies. They launched " Project Milkweed ," which gives people a chance to plant common milkweed or red milkweed at home.

A mating pair of red milkweed beetles pictured in the spring of 2024 on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Studying the secrets of how the common red ...