After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter – I received the following email from Elizabeth Russell ...

You will find fig beetle larvae in your compost pile or mulch where they perform a service by assisting in the decomposition process. Even so, if you wish to get rid of the larvae out of concern ...

These findings suggest biocontrol implications for pest beetles that damage valuable crop trees such as fig trees. The ambrosia beetle is an insect that drills through the bark and deep into the ...

Locals are shocked as century-old Moreton Bay fig trees, popular as wedding backdrops, are killed — but the council says it’s the only way forward. The Polyphagus shot-hole borer beetle is ...