The monsoon brought out the blooms on the desert four o’clocks, Mirabilis multiflora, and the Rocky Mountain bee plants, Cleome serrulata, near Crownpoint on the Navajo Nation. The floral flush ...

PHOENIX — It's that time of year again... Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails or in your backyard lately? They're known as "master blister beetles" because their ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Sometimes my column topics nominate themselves, and this month’s was a perfect if rather creepy example. About two weeks ago, while engaged in our weekly backyard birdwatching contest, my husband and ...

If you spot a distinctive black and red bug among the plants and flowers when you're exploring the outdoors, don't touch it. Seriously. Touching that blister beetle can hurt you, leaving a burning ...

Certain individuals have personalities so abrasive that others go out of the way to avoid them. Unaware of the adverse effect they have, such caustic types continually rub everyone the wrong way, ...

Blister beetles are named for a chemical contained in their bodies that causes blisters on sensitive human skin. When the leaves of tomato plants and other vegetables are stripped very quickly in late ...

Blister beetles in alfalfa cut throughout the summer months are an ongoing concern for horse owners in the southern and eastern regions of the United States. The consequences can be deadly if a horse ...

“I went out to my garden to look at my tomatoes today, and there were a ton of striped insects all over them. They are destroying my tomatoes. What do I do?” — P.S. The insect you are describing is ...

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana horse owners need to inspect alfalfa hay bales for blister beetles, which are tiny, toxic and potentially fatal, said LSU AgCenter equine specialist Neely Walker. The LSU ...

PHOENIX — Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails lately? They're known as "master blister beetles" because their blood contains a chemical that can be extremely ...