Plus, how to attract more lightning bugs to your home.

Fireflies are emerging across Pennsylvania. Learn how to attract them and find details on the upcoming festival.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They glow like fading stars and have made memories of shimmering summertime backyards for generations. Whether called a firefly, ...

Naturalists report high-density firefly emergence across Ohio following a wet spring. Here are some hotspots to view them.

A local Pennsylvania expert shares why fireflies may be declining and how small changes at home can help protect them.

KELLETTVILLE, Pa. ― Every year in late June, Peggy Butler and her husband, Ken, welcome visitors to rural northwestern Pennsylvania for the chance to glimpse the rare and beguiling Photinus carolinus.

You might be wondering if fireflies and lightning bugs are the same or different. It is a topic that has sparked debate, yet the reality is that they are the same insect. In fact, these creatures are ...

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, ...

The intermittent yellow lights flashing in my backyard have reminded me of one of my favorite beneficial insects, the lightningbug (or firefly). Did you know it was also selected as Indiana’s state ...

Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs (or even glowworms) are a part of the Lampyridae family that produce a glowing light from their abdomens. It’s not magic—their famous glow by is an example of ...