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iN PHOTOS: Warm weather brings blooms and busy bees in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 19, 2024 - 6:00 AM
A spell of warm spring weather has brought out flowery blooms in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and the bees are getting busy.
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops crafter makes whimsical works of art out of dead insects
November 26, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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A crafter in Kamloops is bringing whimsy, nature and art together in her unique pieces using dead bugs, flowers and mushrooms.
5 nasty bugs in the B.C. Interior you might want to stay on top of
August 20, 2022 - 3:31 PM
Armed with an exoskeleton, a stinky smell and sometimes even a pair of pinchers, these Okanagan bugs are the talk of the town, according to one pest control expert.
Tiny bugs wearing woolly coats seen in huge numbers around Kamloops, Okanagan
October 31, 2021 - 12:00 PM
- This story was originally published Sept. 18, 2021.
Why there are more grasshoppers, leafhoppers than usual in Okanagan this summer
September 04, 2021 - 8:30 AM
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Grasshoppers and leafhoppers are both benefitting from the hot and dry summer of 2021 in the southern Interior.
Heat waves, smoke create tough environment for bugs, plants in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 17, 2021 - 8:00 AM
Most insects prefer damper conditions than what Kamloops and the Okanagan have been experiencing this summer, but some bugs fare much better than others when conditions are dryer than normal.
5 creepy crawlies you (probably) didn't know existed in the Thompson-Okanagan
September 19, 2020 - 11:30 AM
There's an odd fascination around here with creepy crawlies. Pay attention to any community forum long enough and you'll see someone post a photo of some critter that looks like something rejected from a Star Wars reboot, while everyone else either freaks out or tries to identify it. Perhaps it's because the Okanagan is mostly populated by people transplanted from elsewhere.
With rain-soaked spring in the Thompson-Okanagan comes lots and lots of mosquitoes
June 18, 2020 - 7:30 AM
The wet, cool spring in Kamloops and the Okanagan this year has provided a prime set of conditions for an active mosquito season in your neighbourhood,
Rarely seen creepy crawly sparks fear, surprise, intrigue in Okanagan
May 02, 2019 - 9:30 AM
VERNON - It's creepy looking even by insect standards, but it can't bite humans, is very small, has a rather bizarre mating practice, and is living right here in the Okanagan - and causing quite the stir.
iN VIDEO: North Okanagan woman out of luck after thousands of ladybugs invade her home
September 26, 2018 - 4:33 PM
NORTH OKANAGAN - At first, Danielle Shetler thought the mass congregation of ladybugs at her new Spallumcheen home near Vernon was a sign of good fortune.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
As the climate changes, so too do Canadians' farm fields and dinner tables
Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can't survive in this northern c
Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked effo
Dog causes damage to West Kelowna pool; both parties responsible, court says
A West Kelowna woman was ordered to pay $500 in damages to her neighbour’s pool because her friend’s dog broke through the fence, got into the pool and damaged it. But it could have been a lot worse for her, according to a Civil
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Kansas won't have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use
April 28, 2024 10:00 PM
Man arrested in death of 71-year-old Richmond, B.C., woman
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is investigating after a woma
April 28, 2024 9:00 PM
Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging company is
April 28, 2024 7:00 PM
Pharmacies helping to fill health-care gap in Interior Health region
Pharmacists in the Interior Health region are diagnosing and prescribing treatment for minor illnesses to lessen the
April 28, 2024 6:00 PM
Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request
VANCOUVER - Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to
April 28, 2024 4:30 PM
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