Pesticides, habitat loss, and light pollution are threatening firefly populations worldwide, but even in urban areas, some ...

Avoid handling them, as this and other species can produce defensive cyanide-containing secretions if they feel threatened from predators.

This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

A federal judge has run out of patience over an "unreasonable delay'' by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Mount ...

Insect loss is gradual but devastating. Fewer pollinators, smaller harvests, and fragile ecosystems are already appearing.

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Native plants are more than just part of the scenery. They’re the backbone of functioning ecosystems — especially for native birds and insects. When these plants disappear, so do the species that ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm.

A large, seasonal fly with a particularly painful bite is out and about again for the summer in Massachusetts.

It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits ...

The term gnat is a general term for small fly. Black flies and other gnats are attracted to the carbon dioxide in our breath.