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Tamarisk trees are a scourge on riverside ecosystems across southern Utah. Scientists hope their natural enemies, tamarisk beetles, can help local ecosystems fight back.

Working with rattlesnakes isn’t a career choice that would entice many, but for Camp Williams wildlife biologist Chris Frauenhofer, it’s a personal passion and he makes a living doing it.

A local pest control company owner says he’s never been busier, especially since Utah had a lackluster winter where temperatures started to climb early.

Digitizing the bee collections at museums could answer important questions like whether certain species are still buzzing in the same places they once were, or if their bodies have changed over time in response to stressors like climate change.

Every year a Weber State University professor collects western spotted orb weaver spiders at Antelope Island to test how much mercury they contain.

Families described mosquito infestations and insufficient access to medication after inmates moved in two years ago. Now, they say there has been good progress.

Rep. Rex Shipp hopes to prevent unnecessary restrictions on local beekeeping, but some beekeepers worry about the one-size-fits-all approach.

Don’t wait till the fall. Beehive State gardeners can act now to plant late-bloomers or, even better, they can put off trimming up the yard.

The Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District reported five times the usual number of mosquitoes following a winter of record snowfall, a wet spring and record heat this summer that all worked in the insects' favor.

Ready for Spider Fest 2023? Antelope Island’s yearly festival busts myths about spiders in the Beehive State.

“In the last six weeks, and four of those weeks have been in the new prison, the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network has received 73 emails related to significant medical concern,” said the advocacy group's director and cofounder.

The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz has begun. It documents migratory monarch butterfly sightings, and now that the butterfly is endangered, it’s more important than ever.