The results from the UK’s annual Big Butterfly Count were released Thursday, and they don’t look good. The country recorded its lowest number of butterflies and day-flying moths on record since the count was initiated 12 years ago. https://twitter.com/savebutterflies/statuses/1446033312527618049 “The facts are clear. Nature is in crisis and we need urgent action, not just to […]
From polar bears to piping plovers, a considerable amount of the animal kingdom appears threatened by global warming. But a new report finds that nearly half of the species of dragonflies and damselflies frequently found in the United Kingdom aren’t just tolerating the symptoms of the climate crisis — they’re thriving. Dozens of different types […]
With fall fast approaching, outdoor critters seeking to regulate their temperature are trying their best to get inside. Ants, spiders, moths, mosquitoes, fruit flies, stink bugs, termites, silverfish, and ladybugs – to name a few – can easily make their way into homes, and once they’ve settled in, it’s often hard to get them out. […]
By Kristine Grayson The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) is a deceptively attractive metallic-green adult beetle with a red abdomen. But few people ever actually see the insect itself – just the trail of destruction it leaves behind under the bark of ash trees. These insects, which are native to Asia and Russia, were first […]
Scientists have grown increasingly alarmed about the decline in insect populations worldwide. While some causes — like pesticide use, habitat loss and the climate crisis — are clear, other potential factors, like artificial light at night (ALAN), are more nebulous. Now, researchers writing in Science Advances Wednesday told BBC News they have found the strongest […]
It is clear that the world’s pollinators are under threat. A 2019 study found that almost half of all insects have disappeared since 1970 and 41 percent of insect species are at risk of extinction. Further, one in six bee species have gone locally extinct in at least one area, as AFP pointed out. But […]
By Frank A. Hale The spotted lanternfly was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since spread to 26 counties in that state and at least six other eastern states. It’s moving into southern New England, Ohio and Indiana. This approximately 1-inch-long species from Asia has attractive polka-dotted front wings but can infest and […]
The synchronous display of the Photinus carolinus firefly is so mesmerizing that it draws more than 12,000 visitors a year to one of the species’ chief staging grounds in the Elkmont, Tennessee section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But despite the event’s popularity, many questions remain about how and why the fireflies are able […]
The hot, dry weather baking the U.S. West is causing another problem for the beleaguered region: an overabundance of grasshoppers. The crop-devouring insects are native to the region, and normally their population is too small to cause alarm, The Guardian explained. But warmer, drier winters beginning in 2020 created the ideal conditions for more of […]
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