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‘Insect Apocalypse?’ Why There Aren’t Actually More Fireflies in Michigan This Summer

NEW YORK, JUL 9 – Researchers have conducted 50 surveys since 2023 to identify firefly species and address threats like light pollution and habitat loss in New York state parks.

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MSU researchers tracking firefly populations since 2017 see promising signs this summer, though numbers remain below peak levels from previous decades.

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‘Insect apocalypse?’ Why there aren’t actually more fireflies in Michigan this summer

MSU researchers tracking firefly populations since 2017 see promising signs this summer, though numbers remain below peak levels from previous decades.

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New York State Parks survey Firefly populations in Western New York

Xerces Society warns of firefly extinction; NY State Parks aid research to protect habitats.

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Afton State Park phenology, July 11 to 17

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WGRZ broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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