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North Carolina has more than 3,000 species of moths, and Durham County is hosting an event this weekend to get up close and personal with the winged insects.
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Fireflies can live in human spaces more easily when there’s less artificial light and more leaf litter.
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A rarely seen ant species was found by a North Carolina State University student high up in the trees of the Triangle.
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The State Forest Service officials say that a small beetle is responsible for damage that is making elm trees appear as if they've been scorched by fire.
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Officials are asking residents to keep an eye out for Elm zigzag sawflies across the state.
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Backyard spraying is a common quick fix for dealing with pesky mosquitoes. But this short-term solution may come with some unintended consequences, including making some mosquitoes harder to kill.
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What makes a fly a fly? Well sure, they have wings. But importantly, only two. The larger category for flies is Diptera, which tells you this if you break…
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The work of dung beetles is not sexy, but it has a monumental impact on our ecosystem. They break down feces, recycle nutrients and help control the…
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The work of dung beetles is not sexy, but it has a monumental impact on our ecosystem. They break down feces, recycle nutrients and help control the…
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As a boy in a boring Pennsylvania town, Justin Schmidt could not help but investigate how biting ants, stinging wasps and other insects would react when…