Bug o’the Week – Dragonhunter
Greetings, BugFans, Dragonfly July is drawing to an end. The BugLady’s younger daughter and her friends have been taking to our northern woods and lakes this summer (where the cool […]
07.29.20
Reports from the Field
07.29.20
Bug o’the Week – Powdered Dancer
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady is a frequent visitor to the Milwaukee River at Waubedonia Park in July, because that’s where the magic is. Arrow Clubtails make their maiden flights up […]
07.27.20
Bug o’the Week – Spatterdock Darner
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady had a great June, hitting the trails and photographing insects. Not surprisingly, many of the insects that wandered past her lens were dragons and damsels, so […]
07.08.20
Bug o’the Week – Gypsy moth
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady heard from BugFan Joanne recently, from out of state. Her State Department of Agriculture was doing aerial spraying for gypsy moths, and Joanne was having a […]
07.06.20
What’s Blooming at Riveredge? An Updated Phenology Report
One of the fantastic Riveredge volunteers, who has been exploring Riveredge trails for years to both take photographs and record observations, is letting us know what she sees blooming at […]
06.30.20
What’s Blooming at Riveredge? An Updated Phenology Report
One of the fantastic Riveredge volunteers, who has been exploring Riveredge trails for years to both take photographs and record observations, is letting us know what she sees blooming at […]
06.29.20
Bug o’the Week – Spectacular Summer Dragonflies
Howdy, BugFans, This episode originally appeared in 2011 under the title of “Confusing Summer Dragonflies.” They are confusing in that they all have dark patches on their wings – interspersed […]
06.25.20
Bug o’the Week – Black fly – The Bug. The Legend.
Howdy, BugFans, Here’s a slightly enhanced episode from 2012 Nobody’s on the fence about black flies. Black flies are also called turkey gnats and buffalo gnats, and people who live […]
06.17.20
Bug o’the Week – Pseudoscorpion
Greetings, BugFans, “Closed for June,” but here’s a slightly spruced up episode from 10 years ago, part of a series on household bugs. The BugLady recently found one of these […]
06.10.20
Diversity Outdoors
Dear Riveredge Family, On June 5, we shared our reflections and solidarity on the movement to end systemic racism in our society on our social media channels and website: “As […]
06.05.20