These beetles are fairly large and can measure up to 1.5 inches long. Adult Asian longhorned beetles are all black with white dots on their wings, earning them the nickname “starry sky beetle”.

Those bugs are probably earwigs—an earwig is a long black insect with what looks like pincers. An earwig’s “pincers” are located at the back of its body, so a black bug with pincers on its ...

If they become established in North America, the DNR said there will be "serious environmental and economic impacts." ...

The invasive species, also known as the starry sky beetle for its appearance, destroys maples and other trees that shed their ...

These half-inch long black beetles aren't exhibiting suicidal tendencies, just the opposite: survival skills. Their breeding requires being in the vicinity of coniferous trees freshly destroyed by ...

ALB beetles are approximately 1.5 inches long and shiny black, with white spots on their wing cases. They have black and white antennae that can be up to twice as long as their body.

Some years the black beetles show up in the Tri-Cities gradually over months and their migration may go unnoticed. But other years they migrate in large numbers traveling in a single direction.

Some years the black beetles show up in the Tri-Cities gradually over months and their migration may go unnoticed. But other years they migrate in large numbers traveling in a single direction.

Q: I keep noticing these long, skinny black bugs around the house. I’m used to seeing the occasional spider, but I have no ...

The black or dull brown darkling beetles’ wing covers are fused so they are unable to fly and must spend their lives on the ground. Entomologists may identify them through their antennas, which ...