Bug o’the Week – Summer Survey
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady is spending as much time as she can in the field (and the rest of it editing pictures) because, you know, the Summer Solstice has passed, […]
08.09.18
Reports from the Field
08.09.18
Bug o’the Week – Red-shouldered Pine Borer
Howdy, BugFans, Meet another of the BugLady’s new neighbors, a handsome black beetle with red epaulets called the Red-shouldered Pine Borer. It came to her front door – well, actually, it […]
08.02.18
Bug o’the Week – Gold-and-Brown Rove beetle
Salutations, BugFans, This is National Moth Week – find a celebration near you. July is turning out to be Beetle Month, and here’s a beauty. It’s a Rove beetle, family Staphylinidae, […]
07.25.18
Bug o’the Week – Thistle-head Weevil
Greetings, BugFans, Another week, another alien beetle eating an alien thistle. The BugLady found this pair of weevils while she was chasing Thistle tortoise beetles (clearly, it’s a weevil that gets […]
07.18.18
Bug o’the Week – Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady was wandering the trails at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve recently when she spied a lovely green Thistle tortoise beetle on Canada thistle. Tortoise beetles have made previous […]
07.11.18
Bug o’the Week – Stag Beetle Lucanus placidus
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady now lives on the edge of a sand dune, with some pine and spruce around the edges, and she’s looking forward to meeting her new six […]
07.05.18
Bug of the Week – River Damsels revisited
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady is still on hiatus but plans to get back in the saddle soon. She spent a magic day at the river recently, where the bushes were sparkling […]
06.20.18
Bug o’the Week – Crayfish Revisited
Greetings, BugFans, Still in the process of moving, and it’s May, so another re-run. The BugLady dusted off another decade-old episode (yes, BugFan Laurel – 10 years!!!) and added new pictures and information. And […]
05.23.18
Bug o’the Week – Bumble Bee redux
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady has been out enjoying the spring warbler migration, and as she searches the branches for birds, she’s also loving the soundtrack – the echo of Wood […]
05.21.18
What’s Blooming At Riveredge?
05.04.18