News Items tag as: Insects

Encounters of the creepy, crawly, tick kind on the rise in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 12, 2025 - 12:00 PM

It’s tick season in Kamloops and the Okanagan and the critters are climbing up pant legs and burrowing into hairy places in large numbers.
Cooling weather sends spiders into Kamloops and Okanagan homes
October 24, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Hairy spiders shaped like pieces of popcorn are crawling into homes and doorways in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and while they are startling looking with giant abdomens and horns on their backs, the spiders are harmless.
Strange looking insect with stranger behaviour spotted in Kamloops
October 14, 2024 - 12:30 PM

A fascinating looking insect spotted on the front steps of a residence in Kamloops recently appears to be a cross between a praying mantis and a paper wasp, but it is neither.
iN PHOTOS: Bizarre looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan part two
August 26, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The Okanagan and Kamloops are home to numerous interesting looking insect species but it takes time and skill to capture clear photographs of them.
iN PHOTOS: Bizarre-looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan
August 20, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan have been busy this spring and summer snapping up-close photos of a wide variety of insects, and some of the tiny creatures are a bit more unusual looking than others.
'Perfect storm': Mosquito population explodes in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 09, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some residents and outdoor enthusiasts in the Okanagan and Kamloops area are being bothered, and bitten, by higher numbers of pesky mosquitos these past two weeks, and it turns out there's a reason why.
iN VIDEO: Watch an amazing sand wasp dig a burrow in South Okanagan
July 18, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A woman in the South Okanagan caught an interesting insect digging a hole in the sand on her property in Osoyoos a few days ago.
Gardeners in Kamloops spot unique, colour-changing spiders
June 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Warm weather brings out unique insects and spiders in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and some of them have extraordinary talents.
iN PHOTOS: Six freaky beetles that call Kamloops and Okanagan home
June 10, 2024 - 6:00 AM

As with all insects, beetles can give some people the heebie-jeebies but for others, beetles are fascinating and fun to find and photograph.
Kamloops hiker finds creepy looking beetle with powerful defence mechanism
May 30, 2024 - 6:00 AM

It's getting warmer in Kamloops and the Okanagan and that means more opportunities to see interesting, and sometimes creepy, insects.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

News Items tag as: Insects

Encounters of the creepy, crawly, tick kind on the rise in Kamloops, Okanagan

Cooling weather sends spiders into Kamloops and Okanagan homes

Strange looking insect with stranger behaviour spotted in Kamloops

iN PHOTOS: Bizarre looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan part two

iN PHOTOS: Bizarre-looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan

'Perfect storm': Mosquito population explodes in Kamloops, Okanagan

iN VIDEO: Watch an amazing sand wasp dig a burrow in South Okanagan

Gardeners in Kamloops spot unique, colour-changing spiders

iN PHOTOS: Six freaky beetles that call Kamloops and Okanagan home

Kamloops hiker finds creepy looking beetle with powerful defence mechanism

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