There's some encouraging news in this week's U.S. Drought Monitor update: conditions are improving across Colorado, thanks to recent rounds of rainfall. Most notably, the area of extreme drought has ...

Insects are small but have a huge impact. Insects represent more than half of all wild species on the planet, with more than a million described species. Their variety amazes some people and disgusts ...

Climate-induced warming is fueling the proliferation of insects keen on invading Colorado’s forests and leaving the trees they devour for dead, a new report has found. After a wet and cool 2023, ...

Introduction -- The Colorado hairstreak : state insect of Colorado -- Arthropods -- what are they? Types of arthropods ; Metamorphosis ; Classification : where insects fit in the animal world ; ...

Whether you’ve been hiking, biking or merely spending time outside this summer, you’ve likely noticed the abundance of mosquitoes, flies and other insects. While hard to quantify, there are certainly ...

Bug season in Colorado is off to a strong start thanks to the heat and recent rain across much of the state. There are some to watch out for and others that need our help. From grasshoppers devouring ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In late August, there is a vast assortment of insect action in our gardens, and it is worth a listen and a watch to see what is happening. The cicadas are ...

On a humid night on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, a research team collecting insects beneath a lamp spotted something that ...

You most likely knew that your state had an official bird, but did you know that it had an official insect too? It's true! According to Smithsonian, California was the first state to adopt a state ...