insects

A female periodical cicada makes slits in a tender branch with the egg-laying appendage called an ovipositor at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill. The slits are to create egg nests that serve as the nursery for the cicada's developing eggs. In North Carolina, the cicada season is winding down. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Carolina Curious: Where are all the cicadas?

Paul Garber

Bill McIlwain of Winston-Salem had a question about what's going on with cicadas this year in North Carolina. In the latest edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Paul Garber tackles this buzz-worthy topic.

Butterflies land on branches in Pacific Grove, Calif. Researchers say that while the population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded it's still well below what it used to be. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

Environment

Catawba, Davidson team up to study how climate change impacts insects

Neal Charnoff

It’s been said that in the event of an apocalypse, cockroaches will outlast us all. But how resilient overall are creepy-crawlies? A collaborative…

Environment

The fate of North Carolina's climate and what it means for those who live here

David Ford

The last decade in North Carolina has been the warmest on record. If nothing is done to slow down global warming the trend lines are not promising. It's…

Environment

Winston-Salem Researchers Aid Monarch Butterflies Using Lasers

David Ford

The long-awaited arrival of spring means the return of butterflies to the Piedmont. But the monarch butterflies' 2,000-mile migration has yet to begin. In…