Fireflies

As fireflies start to reemerge during the spring and summer months, here's what you should avoid doing to your lawn to help their decreasing numbers bounce back.

It's probably something you wouldn't notice unless it was pointed out - but when I was growing up, it was pretty common to see these at nighttime - so why now is it such a rarity?

What do you say, firefly or lightning bug? I think it stems from childhood.

It's the question always asked about in the summer sitting around the back yard - are they fireflies or lightning bugs?

It's the question always asked about in the Summer sitting around the back yard- are they fireflies or lightning bugs.

It's the question always asked about in the Summer sitting around the back yard- are they fireflies or lightning bugs.

Whether you call them "lightning bugs" or "fireflies", most kids love catching the iridescent insects. and I was definitely one of them. Decades later, when I see that distinct green flash, I still cup my hands and try to catch them.