As warmer weather approaches, it won’t be long before evenings will be dotted with fireflies across our forests and mountain valleys. Western North Carolina is home to an estimated 19 ...

Synchronous fireflies at Grandfather Mountain during the Grandfather Glows event in Linville, on June 25, 2022. Research on ...

Jim and Leslie Costa will create an insect field guide during their time with Steve Kemp Writers Residency in Great Smoky ...

Spring break is behind us and summertime is right around the corner; time to start dusting off that camping gear.

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Millions of red-eyed, singing cicadas will emerge across 13 states this spring, as Brood XIV — which last surfaced in 2008 — makes its presence known.

Brood XIV cicadas are expected to return to Virginia within the next few weeks, but will only emerge in part of the state.

Soon, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will be emerging in the Bay State, as well as in Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, ...

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A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see ...

This article offers essential guidance from Davidson College Professor Scott Villa for Carolina gardeners looking to support ...

Annual cicadas are seen, and heard, every summer in North Carolina. They are large, usually black, green and brown in color ...