Below are a few examples of pests that I allow to occupy my organic garden, with an explanation of why exactly. Why I Want Some Aphids . PaulMaguire / Getty Images. Aphids are a common pest.

Examples of pests with piercing/sucking/rasping mouthparts include stink bugs, leaf-footed bugs, four-lined plant bugs, aphids, scale, mealybugs, whiteflies and thrips.

One example of a practical theory presented in the paper is that "insect metabolism goes faster when it is warmer," which leads to increased consumption, growth, movement and dispersal.

An example of a biological control system involving a predator, a parasite and a pest is a backyard vegetable garden where caterpillars feed on plants, tiny parasitic wasps lay eggs inside the ...

One example of a practical theory presented in the paper is that "insect metabolism goes faster when it is warmer," which leads to increased consumption, growth, movement and dispersal.

Life isn't always what it appears to be, and there's no better example of this in nature than the marvel of insect mimicry. While you might be aware of insects that have features resembling leaves ...

Lights, Camera, Action: How Researchers Attract Insects. As you’ll learn in “Bugs That Rule the World,” there are over 2,400 species of praying mantises, and more than a tenth live in Brazil.