There’s an undeniable magic to fireflies, an ephemeral charm that touches people of all ages. Also known as lightning bugs, ...

also harm other animals and insects,” she says. Pesticides can kill fireflies and their prey or degrade habitat. Choose native plants. Introduce wildness into your yard by planting native plants ...

And these lightning bugs with their flickering light ... are restricted to a very specific habitat. If that habitat goes away, the fireflies disappear. They can't live anywhere else.