/tags/insects Insects en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:31:59 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-06-11/these-invasive-pests-can-cause-major-damage-to-vermont-woodlands Insects like the emerald ash borer and the elm zigzag sawfly have whimsical names, but they are harming forests in our region. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:31:59 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-06-11/these-invasive-pests-can-cause-major-damage-to-vermont-woodlands Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2023-06-30/why-the-canopy-destroying-spongy-moth-caterpillar-has-had-a-quiet-year-in-vermont The fuzzy insects cling to houses and trees and chew their way through foliage, leaving a mess of damage behind. In 2022, the invasive caterpillars defoliated nearly 43,000 acres in Vermont, This year, they seem to be almost non-existent. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:50:45 GMT /local-news/2023-06-30/why-the-canopy-destroying-spongy-moth-caterpillar-has-had-a-quiet-year-in-vermont Mary Williams Engisch /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-23/like-butterflies-you-can-contribute-to-vermonts-next-butterfly-atlas Host Mikaela Lefrak chats with a biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and the coordinator of the Butterfly Atlas. Tue, 23 May 2023 19:08:04 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-23/like-butterflies-you-can-contribute-to-vermonts-next-butterfly-atlas Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2022-07-14/researcher-finds-rare-lady-beetles-esteemed-sigil-two-spotted-missing-in-vt-for-decades Two lady beetles that hadn't been seen in Vermont in decades made an appearance at Mills Riverside Park in Jericho last month. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:10:17 GMT /local-news/2022-07-14/researcher-finds-rare-lady-beetles-esteemed-sigil-two-spotted-missing-in-vt-for-decades Abagael Giles