When it comes to Australian animals, the first that come to mind are generally kangaroos, koalas and maybe a platypus or a killer crocodile. However, there’s a tiny, iridescent group of beetles that ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest ...

BRISBANE, Australia, April 1 (UPI) -- A plague of flying beetles in urban areas in Queensland, Australia, is likely the result of the state's extremely wet summer, entomologists say. Although the ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two men from the United States have been arrested and charged with trying to smuggle about 1,300 native beetles out of Australia in empty yoghurt containers, customs officials ...

A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations and biodiversity as they surge through nearby Pacific islands. A destructive ...

Beetle That Threatens Australia's Grains Industry Found in Imported Nappies By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in ...