American burying beetles are North America’s largest carrion-eating beetle. Monitoring from Nebraska’s Loess Canyons shows the first regional population increase in this threatened species ...

Summer warmth is bringing with it a swarm of bright-green beetles that come with a big appetite for Kansas crops and gardens.

If the parents don't pick a large enough carrion for the number of larvae, ... The American burying beetle is the largest of the carrion beetles in North America. It measures up to 1.8 inches ...

More than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction, the research found. Researchers blame habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change for the problem.