Jeff Knight has spent 40 years with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, the majority of those as state entomologist.

CARSON CITY -- After scant deliberation Wednesday, the Senate Government Affairs Committee accepted the recommendation of three Clark County fourth-graders and voted for a bill to make the vivid ...

CARSON CITY -- First off, kids, black widow spiders have eight legs, and that makes them arachnids, not insects, so they are out of the running in the contest to pick Nevada's official state insect.

Amazingly, Nevada does not have an official state insect.We have a state fossil (ichthyosaur) and a state tartan (blue with white, red and yellow stripes). But yet there are no honors for the ...

CARSON CITY – Nevada is one of only eight states that doesn’t have a state insect. But that could change soon. A bill has been introduced in the Senate to designate the Vivid Dancer Damselfly ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - When Mormon Crickets descend upon Nevada, or the California Tortoiseshell makes an abundant appearance or ...

Experts see signs that the infestation of Mormon crickets that has plagued Nevada for six straight years, with swarms stretching across millions of acres, may decrease this summer.

Nevada Department of Agriculture announces retirement of State Entomologist Jeff Knight after 40 years of service.

As temperatures rise, residents across Nevada are noticing an uptick in insect activity, with various species making their seasonal appearances.State Entomolog ...

Fourth-graders in gifted and talented programs across the state are invited to participate in a contest to select the state's insect. "Since Nevada is only one of a handful of states that does not ...