entomology

CANONSBURG — Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania provided a $2,500 donation to the non-profit organization, Wildlife for Everyone Foundation to provide the F...

Students from the Bradford Area Christian Academy celebrated Earth Day and National Arbor Day this year by participating in the Seedlings for Schools ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — The prevalence of the most abundant species of ticks found in Pennsylvania has shifted over the last century, according to Penn Stat...

Sixth grade students Joyce Loncki, Tekla Loncki and Chloe Lewis completed a 50 states project at the Bradford Area Christian Academy researching each ...

FACTS : We like random bits of trivia, so today we are sharing animal facts from the website called The Fact Site. Gorillas can catch human colds and ...

BUGGING : Would you believe that about 100 different species of insects live inside our homes? That creepy news is from the Penn State Extension, and ...

The alarm hadn’t yet gone off. I awoke from a perfect slumber in which I’d only rolled over once or twice the entire night, a deep, contented, restful...

A while back, a friend of mine started an online trend, much like Austin, Texas has. It is #keepBradfordweird.
 Looking back at 2018, I can certainly ...

Although autumn is just beginning in Western New York and Pennsylvania, the winter season will soon be upon us. The colder months, November through Ma...

It’s no wonder that many of us two-leggers get the heebie-jeebies at the sight of spiders. With their far-too-many legs, shiny or furry bodies — often...

TODAY: Today is a big day for the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce — it’s Oktoberfest and the chamber’s 26th annual public auction. Doors open at 5:3...

WEATHER: How did the woolly bear caterpillar became a weather forecaster? We turned to the Farmer’s Almanac for the answer. The folklore states if the...

OK, I admit it. I am squeamish. I don’t like bugs, creepy crawlies, birds and other critters that fly, rodents, vermin and the like. I don’t like spid...

On Wednesday, North Central PA Beekeepers Association sponsored three mini seminars designed to help people learn to take better care of local bee pop...

NATURE: Dragonflies have some fascinating behavior, agrees Joyce Stoltz of Battle Creek, Mich. We shared a story from a Wilcox reader earlier this mon...

It was the news you didn’t want to hear, especially for those who spend time outdoors. Ticks have been making the news for some time, especially the d...

SUMMER: Welcome, summer. Today is the first official day of the season, and downtown Bradford will be celebrating the year’s longest day with music. T...

BEES: A reader called us after seeing mentioned in a national article in The Era a group of honey bees that were brought to the White House a few year...

YOUNG WILDLIFE: Some of them are fluffy, some have big, innocent eyes and they’re all cute — but don’t touch the baby animals you find in the wild. “W...

With the growth of spring flowers comes a wave of activity for local honey bees. Not only are bees out foraging on new blossoms; it’s also the time of...