A zookeeper shows off an American burying beetle at the St. Louis Zoo. Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground ...

These insects offer a valuable – if unrecognized ... a collaboration of public media newsrooms in the Midwest. It reports on food systems, agriculture and rural issues.

Four Ohio bugs make good candidates for Best Pest of the Midwest. While some little creatures roaming the state can peacefully coexist with Ohio's human population, other insects are getting away ...

It’s official: 2024 belongs to the cicadas. This spring, two different broods of cicadas — one that lives on a 13-year cycle and the other that lives on a 17-year cycle — will emerge at the ...

Aren't they a Midwest thing? Not only does Colorado have fireflies but the state also boasts an emerging program that is breeding these bioluminescence beauties of the beetle world. And ...

A zookeeper shows off an American burying beetle at the St. Louis Zoo. Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them ...