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As cicadas descend on Chicago, this iconic spot is declaring itself a 'cicada-free zone'
NBC Chicago· 2 days agoThere's no telling whether the cicadas set to emerge in Illinois will visit the Pier or not. For the...
Chicago’s Bug Girl: Janelle Iaccino wants to enlighten the city on the greatness of the creepy,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen you think of the acronym STEM, you likely know it stands for science, technology, engineering...
Napa County Master Gardeners: How to become a Master Gardener
Napa Valley Register· 5 days agoBecome a Napa County Master Gardener, and you'll see. The Master Gardener program is offered by the...
Videos show cicadas swarm across central US
Newsweek· 3 days agoVideos posted on social media show the long-anticipated cicada invasion of the U.S. happening in real-time. In a coincidence not seen since 1803, two...
Where have all the fireflies gone in Lancaster County? [column]
Lancaster Online· 5 days agoYears ago, when Aaron Haines moved back to Lancaster County from Wisconsin, his family stayed for a...
Browntail moth caterpillars may be facing 'zombie' apocalypse in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 13—Browntail moth caterpillars might be facing their own zombie apocalypse in Maine this spring, which would provide relief to people who get the itchy rash caused by the insect's microscopic ...
Here’s what to know about the return of cicadas to East Tennessee
WATE 6 Knoxville· 5 days agoWhile some areas of eastern United States will have to deal with the emergence of two periodical...
A CT resident got Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Here’s what to know about the rare tick disease.
Stamford Advocate· 7 days agoStamford resident K.J. Kelly didn't know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) until he was...
Tiny invaders besiege Virginia forests
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRONAOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The commonwealth is under siege from an unlikely foe. Virginia has been invaded by the emerald ash borer, a species of beetle...
Who’s the father? For these baby animals, one doesn’t exist.
Vox· 4 days agoCharlotte, they believed, had produced these embryos solo, in a process known as parthenogenesis — a...