entomology

SIGNS OF LIFE: Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. W...

BEES: A third of the world’s food supply exists because of the support of pollinators such as bees, according to Connie Schmotzer, Penn State Extensio...

INSECTS: Ever found a creepy-crawly in your yard and wondered what it was? For many readers, you’ve lived in the area most of your life and spent a ma...

SPRUCE GOOSE: Today is the 70th anniversary of the first and only flight of Howard Hughes’s prototype for a huge wooden flying boat. The H-4 Hercules,...

CATERPILLAR: Jonathan Pomeroy of Kane found this wooly caterpillar Sunday in Kushequa. “Not sure what this woolly caterpillar portends, never saw a co...

KANE — The impact of the spotted wing drosophila fruit fly, an invasive insect from Southeast Asia, on soft fruits, shrubs and tree fruit crops and th...

The crackle and popping sounds of small stones being compressed under the wheels of my vehicle was a familiar sound. It was one that was most welcomed...

KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will host two speakers on Oct. 5 at the Kane Country Club. Speakers will present the latest information on an in...

EMPORIUM — All families are encouraged to attend the 2 ND Annual Youth Conservation Night Aug. 9 at the Cameron County Fair. New this year, the name o...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The Citizens Action Network of Southwestern NY and the Concerned Citizens of Cattaraugus County are sponsoring a film on the recent shar...

WASP: Carol P. Christensen of Port Allegany shared a photo of what she called the cicada killer wasp. It was in her yard on July 1. We looked the wasp...

TIDBITS: Andy Heffner of Ormsby called to talk about fireflies and springs. Last week he let his little dogs out in the yard, and they started to make...

As of press time Sunday, a power outage on Welch Avenue caused by bees remained unresolved. According to Lt. Greg Lewis of the Bradford City Fire Depa...

GOT BEES?: The North Central PA Beekeepers Association may be able to take them. “It is the Honey Bee Swarm season again,” the association writes. “Be...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has begun aerial spraying on more than 1,600 stream miles in 37 Pennsylvania coun...

Ash trees in the Allegheny National Forest are declining and dying due to the presence and spread of the emerald ash borer. To conserve ash on the ANF...

WOOLLY BEAR: So, we were walking along the Crook Farm Trail on Saturday, taking advantage of the unusually warm January weather, when a fellow walker ...

When it comes to mosquitoes, humans are actually lucky. Not all of the 3,500 mosquito species around the world have a taste for humans, or at least no...