The green fruit beetle, Cotinis mutabilis, rolled across the ripe peach before flying back toward the cactus, a reminder that this species feeds on cactus, desert trees, and cultivated fruit across the southwestern United States and Mexico.

While walking through the garden, I noticed a golden tortoise beetle clinging to the underside of a soybean leaf.

A cactus longhorn beetle chewed through the base of the prickly pear, surprising the botanists.

The museum's grain storage was infested with red flour beetles, so staff sealed and fumigated the room to protect the exhibits.

A cluster of golden tortoise beetles shimmered on the morning glory leaves, turning them into tiny mirrors.

A water scavenger beetle surfaced beneath the lily pad, clutching a fragment of algae.

A death-watch beetle tunneled through the joist, weakening the support in that corner of the attic.

Farmers noticed a surge of false potato beetles damaging the late-season potato crop.

The false potato beetle chewed through the leaves of our volunteer potato patch, reminding us to check nearby fields.

A single Colorado potato beetle can quickly strip a potato plant of its leaves if left unchecked.