On a hot day at dusk, when there's stillness in the air, look to the edge of woods or marshy areas, or across an expanse of lawn. Quick as a blink, there they are: fireflies. Also known as lightning ...

In Louisiana, pesticides, habitat loss in the form of urban development, invasive insects, lack of maintaining leaf litter ...

Do you want to increase the amount of fireflies in your yard come summer? You should follow this fall gardening task tip now to help fireflies stick around.

Mayor Yvette Crain took LSU AgCenter entomologists Aaron Ashbrook and Christine Gambino on a tour of Wetland Trace boardwalk ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks. There’s no official count, but experts say a particularly ...

A recent study also listed pesticides and habitat loss as two other threats to firefly populations Don’t leave the light on for fireflies. According to a new study in the journal BioScience, thousands ...

As a former realtor, general contractor and greenhouse operator, Kristi has touched nearly all aspects of homeownership, from the foundation up. Today, Kristi is a full-time investing and real estate ...

DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, Del. — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It’s nowhere near as easy as the ...

A synchronous firefly event in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photinus carolinus fireflies annually flash in sync during late May or early June. The insects are still in trouble, but ...

On a long, straight road across the rolling grasslands of New Mexico, there’s an island of trees shading low buildings: the village of Roy. The tiny city’s blocks are tidy but half-vacant, looking as ...

Photographer Pete Mauney heads out for work each night, flashlight in hand, wearing highway safety gear. His oversized, orange T-shirt and its strip of reflectors match the traffic cones piled in the ...