Closed for June – The Dark Side

Howdy, BugFans,

It’s the last post of June and the final “do-it-yourself” BOTW for a while. Here are some stories about some of the seamier aspects of bugs.

OK – this is like watching a train wreck. Enjoy the video (be sure to suit up).

And another train wreck – once upon a time, when asked about the issue of non-native species, an (unsuccessful) candidate who had been proposed as head of the Department of Interior said that we lose species and we gain species, and it all balances out – what’s the problem? This is.

And yet another.

Monarch migration – small bug, big sky, huge stakes. It takes a village.

An animated map of monarch migration.

Disclaimer. The BugLady doesn’t follow his blog, but the July 4 weekend is upon us (lots of outdoor activities) and the BugLady recently saw a local TV station’s obligatory “It’s-going-to-be-a-bad-summer-for-mosquitoes-folks” feature – never mind that we were then in a moderate drought, with no puddles anywhere. Anyway, this guy has some serious scientific chops, and the BugLady doesn’t like collateral damage. Use chemicals sparingly, or better yet, put them on yourself, not your lawn.

The BugLady

About the BugLady

The BugLady (aka Kate Redmond) is an Environmental Educator who has been having “close encounters” with insects all her life. She has worked and/or volunteered at Lac Lawrann Conservancy in West Bend, the Mequon Nature Preserve, and Riveredge Nature Center near Newburg and spoken at other area Nature Centers. At Riveredge, she has had the wonderful assignment of being the “sturgeon paparazza” at their annual sturgeon release. She leads field trips in the Cedarburg Bog, is a founding member of the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog, and is a current Board member of the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory. When she’s not appreciating insects, she’s enjoying prairies and wetlands.

Her 40 year addiction to photography is (almost) her only vice. She's gone through a number of cameras in the last 40 years, and now she packs a Pentax K-70 with a 70 mm macro lens.

The BugLady is a Wisconsin native, presently living in Sheboygan County. Most of the photos in Bug of the Week were taken in southeastern Wisconsin. Her Mission Statement is “Less stepping on bugs.”