If you have this plant in your yard, keep an eye out for the boxelder bug-like group of black and orange beetles known as milkweed bugs. The Save Our Monarchs Foundation gives an overview of four ...

Q: Red and black bugs have appeared in my vegetable and flower gardens, both on plants and fence posts. They tend to group together. How do I protect my plants?

This year the bugs are back and it’s easy to see them crawling around on the mulch and on some of the plants. They are black and red and I’m pretty sure they are firebugs.

TRI-CITIES, Wash. - As summer arrives, residents in Southeast Washington may notice an increase in boxelder bugs. They are oval-shaped black bugs with hints of red on their back.

Boxelder bugs are oval shaped, about ½ inch long, black brownish in color with red stripes on their thorax (central portion of the body) and wing margins. Their bodies can also be bright red ...

Dear Neil: We get these red and black bugs on the new growth of our Texas mountain laurels each spring. ... They are caused by insects that sting the plants’ tissues as they deposit their eggs.

Oct. 16—WATERTOWN — North country residents may have noticed an uptick in black and red bugs on their houses, and maybe even inside their homes. Despite boxelder bugs being more prevalent than ...

To gardeners, ladybugs are the good guys! Recognized as a symbol of good luck, these cute red and black bugs feed on soft-bodied insects, like aphids and mealybugs, that feed on our plants. It's ...

Southern Ontario residents are noticing wriggling masses of red and black bugs congregating in their backyards, and even making incursions into homes. Boxelder bugs are alarming-looking creepy ...

Dear Neil: We get these red and black bugs on the new growth of our Texas mountain laurels each spring. ... They are caused by insects that sting the plants’ tissues as they deposit their eggs.