CASS COUNTY, MI – Bill Westrate fondly remembers all the fireflies he would see when driving by the agricultural fields around his farm in Cass County 20 years ago. “You could drive by in the evening ...

Box tree moths, an invasive species of insects that can defoliate and kill boxwood shrubs, have been detected in Michigan.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan imposed a quarantine on shipments of fir trees and some timber products from outside the state to protect the state’s nearly 14 million fir trees from an invasive insect ...

Adult mayflies — sometimes called fishflies — will soon emerge Michigan's Great Lakes, streams and rivers for their final act: reproduce in giant, fluttering swarms and, well, dying. "The mayfly crams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monarch butterflies have begun fluttering across Michigan after a migration that began in Mexico. The brightly colored insects ...

Excess rain has created ideal conditions for insects carrying West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, which can ...

If you've been outside in the past few weeks you've likely heard a high-pitched — very loud — buzz emanating from at least a few trees: Michigan's dog day cicadas are out and about once again.

MSUE is opening its plant diagnostic lab to Macomb County residents starting May 4. The lab will offer a $7 for its insect ...

Michigan's wet, cold weather is revealing springtails, ancient arthropods typically found on snow piles during the winter. The tiny "bugs" are known for their haphazard jumping, which has earned them ...