When it was made: Around 1473 B.C. This amulet, shaped like a scarab beetle, was discovered in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Hatnefer. But the charm, which was intended to ...

Scarab beetles have been descending on Canberra homes and businesses. (Supplied: Marina Assogna) Ms Assogna has lived in Canberra her whole life, but said she had never seen anything like it.

Numbered among praying mantis victims, you will find the “big five” of garden pests. The big five all do damage the same way, by sucking sap from leaves, stems, and fruit.

After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter – I received the following email from Elizabeth Russell, who ...

After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter – I received the following email from Elizabeth Russell, who gardens in ...