Stink Bug Stink

CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “rapporten” 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 . . . → Lees meer: Stink Bug Stink

Maandag Moth

Last week Jim Hayden guessed the moth I posted was an Australian Oecophoridae. It was a good guess because there are so many large and stunning moths in this family from Australia. One of the best has to be this one, Wingia lambertella (Oecophoridae), captured on Black Mountain in Canberra October 23, 1955 (CAS collections). . . . → Lees meer: Maandag Moth

Monarch Madness

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 timesregarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, CA. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Lees meer: Monarch Madness

Heb je me gezien?

Voor degenen Californiërs lezen, met name in het zuiden, houd een oog voor dit mooie kleine spin, Latrodectus geometricus – de bruine weduwe. Arachnologists op UC Riverside zijn toezicht op de verspreiding van deze invasieve soorten. Ironisch genoeg blijkt het niet zo gevaarlijk als onze inheemse zwarte weduwe. Toch, is niet . . . → Lees meer: Heb je me gezien?