Stink Bug Stink

Chris Grinter By, on October 17th, 2011%

CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “txostenak” on the federal funding of $5.7 million dollars to help fight the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys). Burnett’s sarcasm is nearly thick enough to break into SNL levels of ridiculousness, but she seems genuine in her . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Stink Bug Stink

2 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)   Entomología, eszeptizismoa   , , , , , , , ,  

Astelehena sits

Chris Grinter By, abuztuaren 22an, 2011%

Azken aste Jim Hayden igarri sits argitaratu nuen Australian Oecophoridae izan zen. Etxebizitza bat ona izan da, ez dira Australiako familia honetan moths handiak eta ikusgarriak hainbeste delako. Onenetako bat du, hau izan, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), Black Mountain harrapatutako Canberra urrian 23, 1955 (CAS bildumak). . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Astelehena sits

Iruzkin bat - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)   Entomología   , , , , ,  

Monarch Madness

Chris Grinter By, on September 6th, 2010%

For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – regarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, beraz, ezin dut esan. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Monarch Madness

4 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)   Entomología   , , , ,  

Have you seen me?

Chris Grinter By, on May 25th, 2010%

For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricus – the brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → Gehiago irakurri: Have you seen me?

2 iruzkinak - (Iruzkinak itxita daude)   Entomología   , , ,