The invasive Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) is endemic to East Asia. It was first discovered in the U.S. in North ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog has launched an audit of the state agency that oversees programs tasked with protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable older adults from abuse and ...

Why They’re Spreading—and Where They’re Headed First documented in Georgia in 2013, Joro spiders have now been reported in South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Virginia. New ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Job No. 1 for Republicans in Pennsylvania is to scrounge up a candidate to contest next year’s reelection bid by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro — if only to run interference for ...

After an invasive northern snakehead fish was found in the Schuylkill River in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, officials are spreading awareness to fishers about what they have to do: kill snakeheads ...

"This Asian longhorned tick doesn’t have a lot of time in Pennsylvania. It’s only been noticed, probably in the last eight years or so. It doesn’t mean that it wasn’t here before.

One area wildlife refuge is shedding light on the legal and complex process of bringing wild animals into sanctuary care. At T and D's Cats of the World, in Snyder County, wild animals once held ...

Pennsylvania braces for cicada swarm: Brood XIV set to surface after 17 years ... Updated: 8:18 AM EDT Jun 12, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ ...

Giant, Flying, Multi-Colored Spiders With 4-Inch-Long Legs Head To Northeast: What To Know Large yellow-and-gray spiders with 4-inch-long legs that can fly through the air are heading to the Northeast ...

Pennsylvania naturalists are keeping an eye on a disease that has been killing beech trees in the eastern U.S. for more than a decade, but has begun spreading more rapidly in the past three years.

Five Lancaster County farms are among 35 farms in 18 counties that will be preserved through a $10 million investment by local governments and the Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Program.