Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A ...

KENTUCKY, USA — Multiple states are bracing for millions of cicadas to emerge this year after trillions of the loud insects appeared across Missouri and Illinois in 2024. Cicada Brood XIV will crawl ...

Some bugs are OK, others are not, and the same goes for trees growing in the D.C. region. What should you be on the lookout for? During a walk-through at Patuxent River State Park, Davey Tree Expert ...

New Orleans residents marveled in wonder this week after a rare winter storm dropped a historic 10 inches of snow on the Crescent City. While the storm turned downtown into a beautiful winter ...

Adult boxelders, or Boisea trivittata, have a black oval-shaped body with an orange-red detail, two antennae, six legs and are about 0.5 inches long. Their wings lay flat against their bodies. As ...

Researchers have been hard at work in the past year on projects aimed at helping gardeners understand and grow plants better. Invasive plants (i.e. weeds) have been on the upswing lately as a threat ...

Fruit trees face their share of pests and diseases, but mealybugs are a particularly troublesome pest. These insects most commonly bother citrus trees or trees grown in greenhouses, but in some ...

May 16—Anyone who has spent May in the Northland has noticed that, along with the greening of the flora and the warm temperatures, we experience an influx of myriad insects. With the chill early in ...