Bug o’the Week – Clouded Plant Bug
Greetings, BugFans, For several years the BugLady has been photographing this nifty little bug at the edges of Riveredge prairies. She figured it was one of the (many) mirid plant […]
01.29.20
Reports from the Field
01.29.20
Bug o’the Week – Elm Sawfly
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady got a few “what’s this dynamite caterpillar?” pictures from a friend toward the end of summer – one of a larva, and one of a pupal […]
01.23.20
Bug o’the Week – Spinybacked Orbweaver– A Spider for Snowbirds
Greetings, BugFans, This episode is dedicated to BugFan Tom. Tom has a day job, practices suburban agriculture afterwards, and conducts field research by night, so the BugLady really appreciates his […]
01.15.20
Bug o’ the Week – And Now for Something a Little Different VII – Attack of the Killer Shrews
Howdy, BugFans, This is a revised version of an article that the BugLady wrote for the winter, 2013-14 issue of The BogHaunter, the newsletter of the Friends of the Cedarburg […]
01.08.20
Bug o’the Week – Water Penny Redux
Howdy, BugFans, In the spirit of New Year’s Eve, here’s a rerun about a really spiffy little aquatic insect, revised from 10 years ago with some new words and pictures […]
01.02.20
Bug o’the Week – The Twelve Bugs of Christmas 2019
Season’s Greetings, BugFans, Let’s celebrate the (almost bugless) Season with a dozen bugs that were photographed this year. Down through the centuries, various regional versions of the classic Christmas carol […]
12.26.19
Bug o’the Week – Horsefly
Howdy, BugFans, The first rule of finding insects is “Look on flowers.” Flowers provide a place to rest, as well as a place to eat and be eaten. The second […]
12.23.19
Bug o’the Week – Ninebark – a Bug Magnet
Greetings, BugFans, A few years ago, when the BugLady wrote about the ninebark leaf beetle (Calligrapha spiraea) https://uwm.edu/field-station/rorschach-beetles-family-chrysomelidae/, she made a mental note to pay more attention to ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) during […]
12.11.19
Bug o’the Week – Three More Bluets
Greetings, BugFans, Seasoned BugFans know that the BugLady can’t go too long without writing about Odonates. Quick review: Dragonflies and damselflies are in the order Odonata. Dragonflies tend to be bigger and […]
11.27.19
Bug o’the Week – Xorides stigmapterus Wasp
Greetings, BugFans, This summer, the BugLady got a “what is this?” email from BugFan Debra that contained a picture of this beautiful black wasp with white spats, taken in northern […]
11.13.19