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The spongy moth is making its appearance this month in southeast Wisconsin. It is known to eat away at the leaves of our area’s trees, especially in its caterpillar stage.
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While walking along Lake Michigan or one of Wisconsin’s many rivers, you might have walked through a swarm of tiny flying bugs. They get everywhere. Entomologist PJ Liesch shares more about midge flies.
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Need an excuse not to cut your grass? Here's one — scientists say leaving your lawn a little longer in the spring can actually help bees and other pollinators. Appleton is now in its third year of No Mow May, with hundreds of homeowners being bee-friendly all month.
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An insect-killing bacteria that lives inside a parasitic worm might hold the key to developing a powerful new repellent.
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If you walk near the lake at night, there’s a good chance you’ll see bats swooping through the air to feast on insects. What you might not see - or hear -…
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At the Wisconsin State Fair this month, among the extreme food offerings - like, say, the deep-fried bacon-wrapped olives on a stick - was one menu option…
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Over the last six years the University of Minnesota Monarch Lab has collaborated with the US Forest Service to reach teachers around the country with the…