entomology

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has completed an aerial Adirondack moose survey that takes place each year as part of a co...

LITTLE VALLEY — There were some uninvited visitors in the Cattaraugus County Office Building in Olean, officials said Wednesday. County Legislator Ver...

Sometimes it’s hard to just sit back and enjoy summer and the weather it brings. While I’m still getting over my battles with bats wanting to come int...

ALBANY (AP) — A beetle that has killed millions of acres of pines in southern forests is munching its way north, and new research suggests its tree-ki...

I don’t know why I sign the HIPAA papers on medical privacy and security. I’m going to tell everybody my personal stories anyway! I was recently ponde...

I was enjoying a warm morning on my front porch when I heard a faint flapping on the windows that cover one side. A lemon-yellow butterfly with dark m...

New York State is using high-tech and low-tech tools in its fight against the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, a tiny insect from East Asia that can s...

We give a lot of credit to Diana Scanlon for the beautiful photograph she sent to us of a monarch butterfly on one of her zinnias in her garden on Ole...

In my early days of deer hunting we preserved the memories of the bucks we harvested by sawing off the antlers and fastening them to a board. The job ...

CUBA — An infestation of cockroaches in downtown Cuba has shut down one building, forced a restaurant and community staple to voluntarily close its do...

It is fairly widely known that bee populations are in trouble, but do people really understand the impact their predicament will have on all of our li...

Folks with pools can help out the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation this summer. The DEC is conducting its annual Asian longhorn...

Nature’s pollinators, such as such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, are critical to both New York state’s environment and agricultural economy —...

LITTLE VALLEY — Lawmakers approved funding for the Cattaraugus County Health Department’s mosquito surveillance and control program Wednesday. The Cat...

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...

Fleas are a downright nuisance. And they bring serious health baggage when they nest on your pets. Many people turn to pesticides to rid their home of...