entomology

The return of warmer weather means a return of concerns about ticks when one spends any time in the woods or fields of the Twin Tiers. Spring temperat...

Volunteers representing local nature preservation groups are teaming up this spring to get the word out about the New York state Tick Blitz and to col...

YORKSHIRE — Cornell Cooperative Extension will sponsor the 31st Annual Rural Landowner Workshop on March 2 at Pioneer Central High School. The program...

The eastern hemlock is an iconic element New York state’s forests — creating habitat wherever it stands and helping to keep our drinking water crisp a...

It’s late January and the garden catalogues are beginning to show up in the mailbox. By this time of the year, many are getting tired of the dark skie...

Not surprisingly, state Sen. George Borrello takes an extremely partisan position regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently enacted Birds & Bees Protecti...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Honey yields in the U.S. have been declining since the 1990s, with honey producers and scientists unsure why, but a new study b...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Wind power may be having a difficult year, but it’s still many times cheaper than oil or gas and remains a core piece of the energy-t...

OLEAN — Aleesha Garfield of Sawyer Laine Boutique along with Jen Kremer and Ashlie Hatzell, co-owners of Hair Ink, hosted a double grand re-opening ce...

It’s late in the fall for State & Union to see or hear of our first woolly bear caterpillar, giving us, according to weather lore, a hint of how tough...

GOWANDA — For more than a decade, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has tried to control an invasive species that is sucking the life...

For me, autumn is a time to reacquaint myself with our local birds. Local birds are the ones that nest here and remain here all year round even throug...

Serendipity is the perfect name for a fairly new ornamental onion or Allium, and, of course, if you decide to grow it, it will be a serendipitous love...

Isn’t fall magnificent? Once in a while, we like to drive around a bit and sightsee — usually on cloudy or rainy days, though, because I have problems...

Farmers sometimes need to use pesticides to protect their crops and to ensure a stable supply of food for their livestock and consumers. These pestici...

Joe Welch of Fillmore sent us an unusual photo a couple of days ago: It seems a hummingbird had somehow impaled a bumblebee on its beak and, unable to...

OLEAN — Despite recent heavy rains, there hasn’t been enough moisture this spring and summer to fill mosquito breeding areas. Without those natural br...

SALAMANCA — To celebrate the start of firefly season and summer, Allegany State Park is pairing fireflies and pickles for a fun activity. The ASP Envi...