The beetles, which measured four to five inches long, can "pose a significant threat to our vital agriculture resources." ...

RANGE: The historical distribution of the American burying beetle included the eastern half of North America. It is currently found ... The Nebraska population occupies a large geographic area of the ...

The American burying beetle is among the very few insects who care for their young. The largest carrion beetle in North America, it’s named for its unique reproductive behavior of burying vertebrate ...

More than three dozen live beetles, nearly the length of the average human hand, were discovered at a Southern California airport during a routine inspection, federal authorities announced Wednesday.