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To many folks, bats are spooky. And, yes, with Halloween less than a week away, it’s noted that bats are a symbol of the spookiness of the season. But...

When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city official...

ALBANY (TNS) — Don’t hold your breath awaiting the emergency of billions of cicadas in New York later this spring. Despite the hype surrounding the ma...

ALBANY (TNS) — The first round of the state’s efforts to reduce the spread of an invasive insect that is killing hemlocks along Lake George is complet...

We know some trout fishermen who double down on putting mealworms on their hooks when they dip into a Twin Tiers stream. They wouldn’t think of an out...

Bats have had a PR problem for millennia. They have been maligned as omens of evil, carriers of disease and many people just simply fear or hate them....

GENESEE — Sophia Marra had never before been camping when she agreed to study insects alongside scientists in the Amazon rainforest. By the end of the...

New York state has given up what turned out to be a hopeless battle to defend its ash trees from an invasive beetle. The Times Union of Albany reports...

Flora and fauna enthusiasts may know that in order to attract native wildlife and insects to their property, they have to lure the creatures in with n...

PETERSHAM, Mass. (AP) — In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, it's easy to miss one of the tree's nemeses. No larger than a speck of...

ALLEGANY — Area residents will see an increase in locally grown fresh produce thanks to a new high tunnel constructed last week at Canticle Farm on So...