Insects - Page 19

July 27, 2022

Murder hornets get new name in Washington state after insect group creates 'common name'

Murder hornets will be referred to as "northern giant hornets" in the state of Washington thanks to the Entomological Society of America's Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms List.

July 21, 2022

Endangered migratory monarch butterflies are fluttering near extinction — here's why

Migratory monarch butterflies, known for their North American migration, have been officially declared endangered by the IUCN due to factors like climate change and habitat destruction.

July 3, 2022

Millions of bees released after semitrailer crash on interstate

More than 25 million bees escaped last week when a semitrailer holding more than 200 hives overturned on the interstate in Utah. Multiple people were stung.

June 27, 2022

NYPD removes 2,000 bees from New York City restaurant

NYPD beekeepers removed and relocated about 2,000 bees from the outdoor seating area of a restaurant in Times Square on Sunday, according to tweets from NYPD News.

June 12, 2022

North Carolina company offers to pay homeowners to release 100 cockroaches into their homes

A North Carolina-based company is offering homeowners $2,000 to allow them to release 100 cockroaches into their homes and then test a treatment.

June 9, 2022

Connecticut reports year’s first fatality, second case of Powassan virus due to tick bite

Connecticut's Department of Public Health announced another case of the tick-related Powassan virus infection (POWV) as well as the first fatality in 2022.

June 4, 2022

California court rules a bumblebee is a fish under environmental law

The California State Appellate Court of the Third District has ruled a bumblebee can be classified as a fish, overturning a previous decision.

June 2, 2022

Off-cycle cicada stragglers begin to emerge in nation's capital

Brood X stragglers have reportedly emerged in Washington, D.C., and in cities around the eastern U.S. The periodical cicadas normally emerge every 17 years.

June 2, 2022

NYPD removes 8,000 bees from World Trade Center building

NYPD beekeepers removed the 8.000 bees from 3 World Trade Center, near the Freedom Tower in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, May 28.

April 21, 2022

Maine resident dies from rare tick virus

A person in eastern Maine has died from a rare virus spread by an infected tick.