entomology

UNIVERSITY PARK — A grant of more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation will support a researcher in Penn State’s College of Agricultur...

Last week, Matt Wilson, Terra Haines and I were in Cameron County on our quest for rattlesnakes. None of us intended to harm the snakes in any way, th...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A study documenting bees that are reported to occur in Pennsylvania has found the presence of 437 species, including 49 never before...

UNIVERSITY PARK — An eight-part webinar series developed by Penn State Extension aims to teach people all about bees, discussing topics as diverse as ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Recent alarming news reports aside, Asian giant hornets — sometimes referred to, hyperbolically, as “murder hornets” — are not an im...

FIREFLY VIEWING AFTER ALL: Due to the lifting of restrictions by Governor Wolf, the PA Firefly Festival has decided to offer some limited programs for...

More than ever, taking a walk, especially hiking, has become an attractive form of exercise. Hiking trails remain open to the public within the Allegh...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection began its 2020 Black Fly Suppression Program this week. The program involves aeri...

UNIVERSITY PARK — An early spring brings warmth, daffodils and outside play. It also signals — to the chagrin of many property owners across Pennsylva...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For residents of southeastern Pennsylvania, winter provides a brief respite from the spotted lanternfly, an insect invader that has ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Identifying potential spotted lanternfly stomping grounds beyond Pennsylvania’s current 14-county quarantine zone is the focus of a ...

Woolly worm: Richard Hannon captured a video of a woolly worm on a mission on Saturday. Despite its fast pace and obviously busy schedule, The Era sta...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Don’t wait to make your reservations for Enchanted Forest, Audubon Community Nature Center’s captivating and enlightening non-scary ...

The buzz about honey bees is that their population is still in danger. Recent data from the Bee Informed Partnership shows honey bee populations conti...

SINNEMAHONING — September is a perfect time of year to watch wildlife at Sinnemahoning State Park: Birds and butterflies are migrating, elk are buglin...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Imagine how delightful it would be in an indoor garden filled with free-flying monarch butterflies. Visitors can experience even mor...

BEES : Today is National Honey Bee Day. In the world today, there are 19,000 different species of bees, and they are responsible for pollinating 30% o...

More PA wildlife information: Skunks are another nocturnal species that share our living space here in Pennsylvania. A skunk’s stripes point to where ...

Like ghosts skimming the night sky, the bats were a welcome sight. While most shun their night flight, their very presence means there will be less bu...

FIREFLIES : Starting around this time of year in June, night time visitors to some remote pockets of the Allegheny National Forest may get a glimpse a...