Claims of fireflies, also called lightning bugs, going extinct or the current generation being the last to see them often circulate on social media, and while their populations are in decline like ...

If you've recently noticed an influx of lanternflies around your neighborhood, you're not alone. Experts say the occurrence is tied to the insect's life cycle.

Wisconsin Public Radio Kimberly Mackowski of West Allis recently took a walk at dusk through Wauwatosa’sForest Exploration ...

Here & Now 's Asma Khalid speaks with Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Katie Myers about what factors may be leading to the population decline in fireflies and what little changes people can ...

The global firefly population is on the decline, but a scientist at Michigan State University said she has seen more fireflies in Michigan this year.

Firefly season peaks in July. Here’s where to spot them in and around Philadelphia — and why you may be seeing more of their ...

Photuris pensylvanica — better known as the Pennsylvania firefly or, as most Philadelphians call it, the lightning bug — is out in full force this summer. Reports that central and rural parts of the ...

The flickering fields of summer nights are back. Fireflies, it seems, are abundant again. Throughout the region, people are ...

This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what ...

A study published a year ago in Science of the Total Environment points to various environmental factors that could doom ...

According to Larson, firefly numbers are on the decline. However, it follows a larger pattern with insect life overall.

Another look at the latest population estimate data from the Census Bureau, this time concentrating on minority groups in the Lehigh Valley and all of Pennsylvania's counties.