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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

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 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

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