Dealing with a bug infestation is never a good time, but getting rid of carpet beetles (aka Anthrenus verbasci) is notoriously difficult. These teeny pests get right to business t ...

During mating, the male beetle deposits a sack of sperm into the female’s reproductive tract, where the eggs are fertilized. Though choices can differ by species, female bombardier beetles often ...

When adult beetles emerge from a tree in late spring, they search for a living pine tree, attack "en masse" and kill it, start excavating egg galleries within a day, and lay eggs within a few days.

After mating, females burrow and deposit eggs within damp sand at varying depths — typically five to 20 centimeters below the dry sand/wet sand interface. LIFE CYCLE: Casey's June beetle eggs hatch in ...

This is because of the decline of the veteran trees where they live out their lives. The beetles never usually move far from their veteran trees. Females lay their eggs into slits within the bark and ...

MIGRATION: This beetle has not been known to migrate. BREEDING: Riffle beetles typically deposit eggs on the underside of submerged rocks and debris. LIFE CYCLE: All beetles undergo complete ...