Harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica) are not clowns, jesters or jokers as their common name suggests. They are invasive, true bugs from the stink bug family. These ornately beautiful, black ...

Life Dazzling photos capture the unreal beauty of insects Sleeping cuckoo bees, colourful cotton harlequin bugs and a thorny lacewing trapped in amber appear in some of the best entries to the ...

Harlequin bugs attack vegetables in the cabbage family (Brassicacacae) which includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, turnips, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, mustard, and radish.

Cotton harlequin bugs grow to be about 2cm in length, with the males and females being different in colour – the females being mostly orange and the males mostly blue-red. They are also known as ...

MILLIONS of foreign ladybirds riddled with potentially devastating STIs are winging their way to Britain. The invasion of Harlequin bugs – from Asia and North America – poses a signific… ...

Swarms of STD-riddled ladybirds are invading homes across Britain. The bugs, known as Harlequin Ladybirds, are flying in from Asia and North America on mild Autumn winds and seeking cosy ...

As the annual swarm of the Harlequin ladybirds starts arriving in the UK, we take a look at the risks and rumours surrounding the bugs An influx of 'foreign' ladybirds is being reported in British ...

There are an estimated 5,000 different species of ladybird bugs in the world, with 46 types of the bug in the UK. The Harlequin species, or Harmonia axyridis, is said to have arrived in Britain ...

Harlequin bugs overwinter as adults, so they begin laying eggs for a new generation fairly early in the veggie gardening season. Among vegetables, they favor brassicas, which include kale ...