They are tiny black insects and they have taken over parts of Tarrant County. The swarm, called Hackberry Nipple Gall Maker insects, is covering windows, cars and have even made their way inside ...

Those insects, called Megasoma, or elephant beetles, make the ones in my Texas backyard look tiny. Full grown, they’re closer to the size of a baked potato than a plum and are covered with rust ...

The black blister beetles are so-called because the adults, when rubbed or crushed, ... black beetles on a couple of our Texas-sage shrubs — where we’d seen none before that day. ...

Black cricket sightings in North Texas jump. ... The insects become one of the most prevalent pests this time of year in most areas of the state, according to Texas Agrilife Extension.

These insects live in all parts of Texas and many other parts of the U.S. (there’s even a woolly bear festival in northern Ohio), but have spotty populations, Brown says.Some areas may see a ...

A South American plant found growing in the Dallas Floodway Extension could pose some serious problems. The plant has no local predators and that means it threatens to take over the entire ecosystem ...