Lightning bug populations appear to have dramatically decreased in recent years. The author reminisces about childhood memories of catching lightning bugs in jars. Habitat loss, pesticide use, and ...

These light-up insects put on the most magical show of the summer.

It was another warm, humid evening last Sunday and a Bethlehem backyard was filled with eye-catching streaks of yellow-green. Lightning bugs, or fireflies, were silently moving about, using ...

Summertime in the South is synonymous with the twinkling, light-up beetles that linger in the bushes, on the edge of the woods, or just beyond the lake. Those floating incandescent insects that are ...

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), lightning bug populations have shown evidence of decline due to ...

Maybe your happiest memories include catching lightning bugs as dusk settled over the hills, skipping rocks across a creek, riding your bike until the porch light came on, or spending ...

It was another warm, humid evening recently, and a Bethlehem backyard was filled with eye-catching streaks of yellow-green. Lightning bugs, or fireflies, were silently moving about, using ...