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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you like to call them fireflies or lightning bugs, there's no denying that they are fascinating to watch on a warm summer evening. But have you wondered what makes these tiny bugs light up?

INDIANAPOLIS — If you have been out at dusk in southern or parts of central Indiana recently and spotted a few flickering lights in the yard, you are not imagining it. Lightning bugs have been ...