California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level. Somewhere between the redwoods and the Salton Sea live perhaps 30,000, maybe ...

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The Newsom administration is proposing to create a reference library for California insects based on DNA barcodes. The CDFA program would tag new and existing specimens from the Central Valley and ...

California’s insects are as outsized as the state itself. Between its redwood forests and desert basins may live 60,000, perhaps even 100,000 species — though no one truly knows. That uncertainty ...

The California Association of Winegrape Growers is urging other winegrowers to be on high alert for spotted lanternflies that are sharing egg masses, as some have been found that may produce adult ...

Bedbugs were found in the education department headquarters earlier this month and in 2024.

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An invasive insect that could severely impact the wine production industry could arrive in California’s vineyards by 2027, according to a study by North Carolina State ...

The spotted lanternfly may reach several wine-producing counties in California, putting the fruit and other crops at risk of being destroyed, as the invasive insect spreads across the United States. A ...

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that can kill grapevines and damage other crops, has a chance of first reaching the wine-producing counties of California in five years, according to a new ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In springtime, the California Academy of Sciences' Living Roof is alive with swaying grass and blooming flowers. But these days, the iconic dome in San Francisco's Golden Gate ...

A court ruled this week that the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) can apply to invertebrates, including insects. This means legal protections will be in place for four native, endangered ...