Insects

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.

Fireflies can live in human spaces more easily when there’s less artificial light and more leaf litter.

A rarely seen ant species was found by a North Carolina State University student high up in the trees of the Triangle.

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.

Officials are asking residents to keep an eye out for Elm zigzag sawflies across the state.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…