A North Carolina creature is “adorable” — but don’t be fooled by its fluffy appearance.

Hurricane Helene’s deadly flooding in western North Carolina disrupted the underground nests of stinging insects, causing them to swarm workers and residents trying to recover from the storm. The ...

Pollen isn’t the only thing flying through the sky across the south as warmer temperatures arrive. Hummingbird sightings are ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect that's originally from East Asia has arrived in North Carolina, according to researchers at NC State. The elm zigzag sawfly, or Aproceros leucopoda, first ...

An additional struggle to western North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene recovery involves an increase in stinging insects like bees, yellow jackets and fire ants. That has had led state health authorities ...

North Carolina has a new insect resident, one that poses a unique risk to elm trees. The elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi) was first detected in the United States for the first time in ...

The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people through the bites of larval mites or chiggers. The mites are only parasitic in the ...

Officials are asking residents to keep an eye out for Elm zigzag sawflies across the state. The Elm zigzag sawfly is native to Asia. It starts out as a small green caterpillar-like insect with black ...

The elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda Takeuchi) was first detected in the United States for the first time in Virginia in 2021, according to WRAL. The elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...