People who spend any measurable amount of time outdoors likely have crossed paths with various flying insects that cohabitate in a typical yard. Some of the most ardent pollinators and pest control agents also have the potential to be dangerous if provoked. While most bees, wasps and hornets ...
Reports of honeybee swarms have started to tick up recently, and local beekeepers are ready to safely remove them if they pop up on your property. Swarm season actually came a bit early this year. Fred Miller, president of the Tri-County Beekeepers Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania, ...
In her 1970 classic 鈥淏ig Yellow Taxi,鈥� Joni Mitchell laments the use of insecticides and asks of farmers, 鈥淕ive me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please.鈥� In 2019, researchers affiliated with Cornell University issued a study finding that the population of ...
