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.