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
Reports from the Field
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
Bug o’the Week – Whirligig beetle redux
Howdy, BugFans, Here’s an updated BOTW from 10 years ago (more words). Whirligig beetles are referred to in Kaufman and Eaton’s Field Guide to Insects of North America as the “bumper cars […]
11.07.19
Bug o’the Week – Zebra Caddisfly
Greetings, BugFans, Another week, another zebra. The BugLady had fun chasing this dynamite little insect along the banks of the Milwaukee River at Waubedonia Park in mid-summer (it likes to […]
10.30.19
Bug o’the Week – Zebra Caterpillar
Howdy, BugFans, There’s a saying among lepidopterists that the more handsome the caterpillar, the drabber the moth. Without getting all judgy here, today’s bug seems to bear that out https://bugguide.net/node/view/794954. The […]
10.23.19
Bug o’the Week – Raspberry Crown Borer
Howdy, BugFans, Once again, the BugLady fell for an insect’s disguise. It sure looked like a sluggish yellowjacket sitting on a raspberry leaf, and it wasn’t until she took a picture of […]
10.16.19
Bug o’the Week – Bugs in the News VII
Greetings, BugFans, There’s a wild and wonderful world of bugs out there – here are some reports from around the globe. Some people hire an exterminator to get rid of […]
10.09.19
Bug o’the Week – Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Greetings, BugFans, It’s always a treat to find one of these jewel-like insects nectaring, usually on goldenrod. They are day-flying moths, though their tendency to sit with wings wrapped around […]
10.02.19