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Areas Where Insects May Gather in Your Yard
Home-and-garden

Areas Where Insects May Gather in Your Yard

  • May 29, 2026

Outdoor entertaining is a big part of life when the weather warms up. An afternoon and evening spent enjoying warm weather in the backyard is …

Hands off: Catalina State Park swarm signals start of blister-beetle season
Environment

Hands off: Catalina State Park swarm signals start of blister-beetle season

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated Apr 22, 2026

It's blister-beetle season in Southern Arizona, and as the bug's name suggests, it's best to keep your distance.

The master blister beetles are out at Catalina State Park
Local news

The master blister beetles are out at Catalina State Park

  • Henry Brean, Arizona Daily Star
  • Updated Apr 4, 2026

Watch a mating swarm of master blister beetles at Catalina State Park.

Tucson's recent rains brought out swarms of ants for their 'wedding flights'
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Tucson's recent rains brought out swarms of ants for their 'wedding flights'

  • Henry Brean
  • Updated Oct 20, 2025

What's up with those clouds of flying ants that come out after a desert rain storm? It's called a "mating swarm," and it's exactly what it sounds like. 

When it rains, they swarm
Local news

When it rains, they swarm

  • Henry Brean, Arizona Daily Star
  • Updated Oct 17, 2025

Here's what's up with those clouds of flying ants around Tucson.

It's National Honey Bee Day. Celebrate the pollinator with these books
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It's National Honey Bee Day. Celebrate the pollinator with these books

  • Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Aug 16, 2025

Did you know that Aug. 17th is National Honey Bee Day? Learn more about these powerful pollinators by checking out one of these books.

On 'World Bee Day,' the bees seemed unbothered. They shouldn't be
Science

On 'World Bee Day,' the bees seemed unbothered. They shouldn't be

  • Updated Jun 5, 2026

On the eighth annual “World Bee Day” on May 20, about 400,000 bees in urban rooftop hives in Cologne, Germany, were busy at work making honey.

Millions of honeybees abuzz after truck overturns in Washington state

Millions of honeybees abuzz after truck overturns in Washington state

  • Updated Jun 5, 2026

There was a buzz in the air in northwestern Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped a commercial truck that overturned.

Bees, Wasps May Be Buzzing This Summer
Home-and-garden

Bees, Wasps May Be Buzzing This Summer

  • Cody Emmett
  • May 30, 2025

First and foremost, my thanks to Jeremy Christopherson, who did a terrific job with this column since early-2024. Jeremy has moved to our bran…

How to Keep Ants from Settling Into Your SaddleBrooke Home
Home-and-garden

How to Keep Ants from Settling Into Your SaddleBrooke Home

  • Jeremy Christopherson
  • Updated May 2, 2026

With temperatures rising right now, it becomes more common to see ants. In fact, they are one of the most common nuisance pests here in Saddle…

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