‘Spicy Ladybugs’: Invasive ladybug species makes itself known in UMD dorms

By Hunter Hine Freshman kinesiology major Katy Kuroda was sitting in her Denton Hall dorm room when her roommate came in and told her she had been bitten by a ladybug. Kuroda’s roommate took her to the front entrance of Denton, where the pair saw ladybugs swarming around the doors. “There was like, I think maybe a hundred of these ladybug-looking things,” Kuroda said. The … Continue reading ‘Spicy Ladybugs’: Invasive ladybug species makes itself known in UMD dorms

Cicadas resurfacing to fright and fascination after 17 years

By Ilana Williams The end of the spring semester at the University of Maryland will be just the beginning for the upcoming round of periodical cicadas, also known as Brood X. Professors and students at UMD are already preparing for the next generation of the brood. Billions of cicadas will spread out in the northeastern and midwestern U.S to mate and soak up the summer … Continue reading Cicadas resurfacing to fright and fascination after 17 years