Results for keyword: Insects
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When dead bees don't make a case
Beekeeper Tom Theobald pushes hard to get federal and state officials to address bee kills he is convinced are caused by the pesticide Penncap-M.
by Paul Larmer, Jan 20, 1997 -
Miles County
Beekeeper Miles County, in his own words, explains why he thinks a pesticide is killing his hive.
by Paul Larmer, Jan 20, 1997 -
Natives emerge from the shadows
Gary Nabhan of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum believes the "forgotten pollinators" - native bees and other insects - have been ignored too long in favor of the non-native honeybees most people are familiar with.
by Paul Larmer, Jan 20, 1997 -
Bees under siege
Honeybees across the West - and the nation - are dying in huge numbers, and some think a pesticide, methyl parathion, may be the primary killer.
by Paul Larmer, Jan 20, 1997 -
A little bug causes a big stink in Utah
Utah's popular Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park tries to balance the needs of ORVers, hikers, New Agers - and the very rare, endemic tiger beetle.
by Paul Larmer, Dec 09, 1996 -
Wallowing the flies away
The writer and his brother try to cope with a plague of flies in the Wyoming outdoors.
by C. L. Rawlins, Aug 19, 1996 -
If you're looking for scarlet mormons
The Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center opens near Denver, Colo.
by Staff, Aug 05, 1996 -
Bees need our backing
The Forgotten Pollinators Campaign seeks to warn Americans about the decline of honey bees and other pollinators.
by Staff, Feb 05, 1996 -
A creeping plague of crickets is hitched to everything in the world
Writer's love of nature is put to the test during a Mormon cricket plague.
by Dena Leibman, Oct 17, 1994 -
SAVE THE SPINELESS
The Xerces Society wages the battle for biological diversity by acting as an advocate for invertebrate populations.
by Staff, Nov 29, 1993
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