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 ...

Winterkill is an easy problem to define but difficult to fully understand. Simply put, winterkill occurs when turf dies during winter. However, understanding the mechanisms that cause winterkill, ...

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 ...

It’s going to be c-c-c-cold in the Plains and Midwest this weekend. Kait Parker, meteorologist with The Weather Channel, has already been tracking dangerous wind chills as of Thursday, with more ...

Every year in the Midwest, the reality is clear -- alfalfa stands face the threat of winterkill. Winterkill occurs when ...

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 ...

CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - It was a brutal winter for all of us. “It was tough for the deer, for the pheasants, and now we’re seeing the impacts to the fisheries,” Doug Leier, an outreach ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Heavy snowfall and thick ice over the winter were difficult on some North Dakota lakes. More than two dozen lakes across the state suffered partial, significant or total winterkill, according to the ...

Point Lake experienced an extensive winterkill. Newly stocked bluegill and largemouth bass are reproducing, but it's not clear if crappies and walleye have taken hold. Young-of-year bluegill, shown in ...