As a trained entomologist, I learned a lot of fancy names for common ordinary insects. We studied insects' order, family and species name. Most people just call these “bugs.” For example, we learned ...

With the weather being particularly unpredictable this winter, homeowners and people with grass should be aware of winterkill ...

WEST FARGO – Winterkill of fish in lakes, reservoirs, ponds and sloughs is nothing new in North Dakota. In any given year, there’s a potential for winterkill. Just like for pheasants and deer in North ...

It wasn't long ago - the mid-1990s - when North Dakota was pulling out of a drought and parched wetlands were recharged beyond what anyone could have reasonably predicted. At the same time, many large ...

What a difference eight short weeks can make. Back in late February, Craig Berberich, a technician with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Waterville Fish Hatchery, was bouncing across ...

It wasn't long ago -- the mid-1990s -- when North Dakota was pulling out of a drought, and parched wetlands were recharged beyond what anyone could have reasonably predicted. At the same time, many ...

USDA’s Foreign Ag Service (FAS) says freezing temps in Europe may have damaged wheat and rapeseed crops given the lack of a protective snowcover. Wheat and rapeseed in western Poland and eastern ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In a pond off the beaten path in Grand Rapids, hundreds of dead fish — carp, bluegill and bass — are piled up against a beaver dam. Bloated and belly side up, they rot in the ...

Spicer fisheries staff is testing lakes to determine the extent of winter kill; there have been reports of extensive winter kill to Point Lake, and partial winter kill to Swenson, Elizabeth and Ella ...

IN PARTICULAR. BILL QUANECIA BILL. THANK YOU. WE ARE HEARING YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT WINTER KILL THE DISEASE THAT CAN TAKE A TOLL ON GRASS. DRY CONDITIONS THIS FALL, COMBINED WITH RECENT SNOW IS EXPECTED ...

Natural fish kills are common in Michigan during the winter months, and may be more common this year due to normal winter temperatures and snowfall. Frozen lakes and deep snowpacks can reduce ...