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 ...

It wouldn't be summer here in New Jersey without fireflies ... or are they lightning bugs? Regardless, these insects are a harbinger of the season, typically appearing in May, June or July, ...

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. Summertime in the South is synonymous with the twinkling, ...

MISSOURI, USA — Lights in the Midwest's summer nights have grown dimmer over the past decades. The glowing flicks of fireflies, or lightning bugs, trigger nostalgia and deeply held childhood memories ...

Those magical summer dusk scenes we shared as children are slowly becoming extinct. Depending on where you grew up, you may call them fireflies, lightning bugs, glow bugs. They have different names, ...

Across Ohio, the dog days of summer are upon us with recent high temps and humidity making for sweltering weather. Popular activities in those conditions usually consist of trips to the local swimming ...

Lightning bugs, also known as fireflies, are believed to be declining in Illinois, likely due to habitat loss and light pollution. Research on the decline is limited, partly due to the nocturnal ...

Firefly populations in North America may be declining due to climate change, but New York City could experience more light shows than usual this summer. The SUNY College of Environmental Science and ...

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 ...