Long Island’s vulnerable pine barrens ... officials warn. The southern pine beetle, which migrated to the eastern end of Suffolk County a decade ago, is ravaging the local ecosystem by drying ...

Japanese beetles can cause major damage to your garden. This guide explains how to get rid of Japanese beetles without ...

The view from Connecticut of the wildfire that burned through hundreds of acres on Long Island's East End in March 2025. More wildfires could be in store for Long Island’s East End thanks to a ...

Q. What are these weird white things on my citrus trees? They don’t seem like they’re moving, but they sure do attract ants!

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Thanks to its powerful legs, thorax, and strong mandibles, this impressive insect can maneuver dung balls over long distances and up steep ... that make this species so special. A dung beetle’s body ...

For a brief period of a few weeks in the summer, male stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) fly in search of a mate. They use their spectacular jaws to wow the ladies and conduct dramatic duels with their ...

I make no apology for dedicating one of my Nature Diaries to big, black beetles. They have been a source of fascination since ...

A six-legged animal sounds incredible and unbelievable. But did you know that you see six-legged animals every day? That’s right! The class Insecta includes animals with six legs, specifically three ...