Texas is experiencing a population outbreak of the noisy, tree-dwelling insects. With mating season in full swing, you might want to invest in earplugs. If you’ve noticed the raspy chirping more than ...

San Diego’s Warmest Weather, on average, should be occurring right now, according to statistics compiled from several decades of measurements taken near the San Diego International Airport. In an ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at krohman@duluthnews.com. A ...

The killing frost means that the life cycle of many insects has come to an end. It is so with the katydid. A katydid is really just a "long-horned" grasshopper or a "bush cricket." Crickets, ...