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Bug o’the Week – Tree Aphids

Howdy, BugFans, This bug is so exquisite that it’s hard to remember that it’s an aphid.  It’s the winged phase; non-winged individuals are, depending on the species, blob-shaped, sesame seed-shaped, […]

03.22.17

Bug of the Week – Three Micromoths

Greetings, BugFans, A funny thing happened on the way to this BOTW.  The BugLady spent the morning on-line, trying to discover the identities of a few moths.  Suddenly, a screen […]

03.15.17

Bug o’the Week – Asparagus Beetles

Howdy BugFans, Spring is coming, and home gardeners have had a gleam in their eyes ever since the first seed catalog landed in the mailbox.  Sheaves of asparagus shiver on […]

03.08.17

Bug o’the Week – Leeches, revisited

Salutations, BugFans, What follows is a major overhaul of a BOTW from May, 2008.  New pictures, new facts.  Remember what the naturalists at Riveredge tell the kids – “Scientists don’t […]

03.01.17

Canceled | Become a Water Quality Monitor

This program has been canceled due to social distancing protocols. Join Milwaukee Riverkeeper and Riveredge staff to learn how to assess the water quality of a nearby stream or river. […]

02.27.17

Bug o’the Week – Brown Stink Bug

Howdy, BugFans, The star of today’s show is one of several stink bugs that the BugLady photographed during the Stink Bug Summer of 2016.  A pair of stink bugs was […]

02.22.17

Bug o’the Week – Water lily Leaf Beetle II

Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady never met a water lily she didn’t admire, and as she takes (inevitably-over-exposed) pictures of the flowers, she always looks to see who’s visiting the plant.  […]

02.15.17

Bug o’the Week – Giant Casemaker Caddisfly

Salutations, BugFans, Caddisflies are famous for having soft-bodied, aquatic larvae that, depending on their species and habitat, use plant materials or teeny stones to construct portable cases that may be […]

02.08.17

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