Stink Bug Stink

Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011%

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

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Ponedeljek Moth

Chris Grinter, on August 22nd, 2011%

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). . . . → Preberite več: Ponedeljek Moth

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Monarhova norost

Chris Grinter, na 6. september, 2010%

Za redne bralce mojega bloga morda že poznate moje stališče do monarha, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – glede prezimovanja kolonij monarhov v Pacific Groveju, CA. Tu zunaj, zahodno od celinske ločnice, there are quite a . . . → Preberite več: Monarhova norost

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Si me videl?

Chris Grinter, na 25. maj, 2010%

Za tiste Kalifornijce, ki berejo, predvsem tiste na jugu, bodite pozorni na tega čudovitega malega pajka, Latrodectus geometricus – rjava vdova. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironično se izkaže, da ni tako nevaren kot naša domača črna vdova. Kljub temu, it is not . . . → Preberite več: Si me videl?

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