Back in the initial years of the invasion of spotted lanternflies here in the DMV, local officials were uncertain if indigenous species of natural enemies, particularly predators and parasitoids, woul...

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Those of us who enjoy watching the sprightly little Red-breasted Nuthatch climbing head-down tree trunks probing for insects or caching seeds are in luck this winter, as according to the latest for…

Why give thanks to the bees? Here’s why. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service some 4,000 species of native wild bees pollinate a vast assortment of agricultural crops in the United States, ...

“This fossil doesn’t just settle the debate. It flips decades of T. rex research on its head.”…

An artillery shell fired during a Marine Corps demonstration on Saturday detonated prematurely over California's Interstate 5, striking a California Highway Patrol vehicle with debris, authorities sai...

Last week we met fierce southern yellowjackets schooling my neighbor on what it meant to get just a little too close to their nest while trimming some grass. This week let’s explore a couple more th...

The stalks of this white corn can grow 18 feet high and 4 inches thick, and all of it must be harvested by hand.

This is the time of year when one out of five Americans suffers from an allergic reaction to the pollen grains in a plant that flowers in late summer and fall.  Many people attribute this reac…

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Substantially updated and expanded from the original 2013 edition, the new second edition of "The California Naturalist Handbook" provides a very user-friendly introductions to and overviews of the pl...

We first visited the Jorō spider in March of 2022 and wondered if there was any chance that it would make its way to the DMV. Little did we know that in September of 2022 two observations of Jorō sp...

Every fall the entire North American population of Broad-winged Hawks migrates south to Central and South America.  The Broad-winged Hawk is one of the few North American raptors that flocks during…

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is advising residents on safe ways to manage spotted lanternflies, warning against using sticky traps, glue traps, insecticides, or harmful homemade mixtur...

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will be visible from Europe, Asia and western Australia on Sept. 7-8, 2025.

As the weather cools down, you may have noticed that Yellow Jackets seem to be getting more aggressive. Your chances of being stung by a Yellow Jacket increase significantly this time of year. Why …

The large, extinct creatures roamed the Twin Cities area more than 10,000 years ago and could grow to more than 200 pounds

Virginia may have found an unexpected ally in the battle against one of the region’s most destructive invasive species: the common ant.

Greetings, BugFans, 2025 – The BugLady has been seeing her first firefly around the 4th of July. She stands on the riprap, enjoying the fireworks shows launched by her neighbors and the more distant m...