Firebugs on the move in 2017

Utah's firebug population is expanding both in range and in size. It was exciting to see your observations coming in from well beyond Salt Lake County in 2017. To the north, we had our first observation of firebugs in Ogden and, in the south, the first observation in Provo. Firebugs are moving east and west, too. You spotted them this year on the east side of the Wasatch Mountains at Soldier Summit and to the west in Tooele, Grantsville, and Cedar Fort. Thanks to your efforts, we increased the total number of observations in the project from 19 to 111 in 2017.

Where will the firebugs spread in 2018? With your help, we'll find out. Thank you!

Posted on October 10, 2017 03:24 PM by lcthompson