During the heatwave, I spread a layer of mulch over my backyard in preparation for fruit tree planting and by the next day found a number of dead, shiny green beetles on top of the mulch. These were ...

They may be small creatures but their collective calls sure can pack a punch. The annual appearance of the bug-eyed, big-winged insect called a cicada is synonymous with summertime, as is their ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The cicadas are coming! The 2024 double emergence of Brood XII and XIX will bring billions of cicadas to northern Illinois. According to the Field Museum, the emergence of the Great ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com. A ...