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Georgia

Insect fans are all abuzz about this week’s pollinator count, which helps the ag industry bloom

  • Ross Williams

This week, citizen scientists throughout the southeast region will take 15 minutes to help make a headcount of the buzzing, scuttling little critters that help our flowers bloom and gardens grow. The counting is part of the University of Georgia’s Great Southeast Pollinator Census. The event, which takes place this Friday and Saturday, started eight […]

New Hampshire

State board proposes updating certain pesticide rules amid conservation concerns

  • Molly Rains

The New Hampshire Pesticide Control Board on Monday released a proposal to restrict the use of certain chemicals that scientists say may be harming wildlife. The proposed changes to the rule known as Pes 700 would impose new restrictions on a handful of chemicals used to kill rodents and insects. But the limits are less […]

New Hampshire

Marsh flies swarm your beach day? File a greenhead report.

  • Molly Rains

A unique kind of beast emerges from the marshlands of the East Coast each July.  New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets’ skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can’t be ignored.  But with enough data, they can, perhaps, be avoided — at least, that’s what […]

Montana

European mantises are now sticking around in Montana

  • Ryan Toohill NonStop Local Multimedia Journalist

MISSOULA, Mont. — European mantises are becoming a more common sight in Montana as warmer winters help the non-native insects survive and reproduce.