Greetings, BugFans, One of the dragonflies that the BugLady encountered this summer was a Federally Endangered Hine’s Emerald. Unlike her usual subjects, there are lots of internet hits about the dragonfly, and many are state and federal informational and management …
Salutations, BugFans, Here’s a rerun from August of 2014. What a magical little fly! Most BugFans are familiar with crane flies, those giant, non-biting “mosquitoes” in the family Tipulidae (some of the fall-flying crane flies in the family Pediciidae (the …
Howdy, BugFans, Last week’s episode was the 600th original (not rerun or tweaked) episode, and the BugLady is going to take a two-week victory lap (but she will fill the space with tasteful reruns). The BugLady has been hanging out on …
Howdy, BugFans, Bugs without Bios are bugs who have no fan clubs or t-shirts or Wanted posters and who go about their daily lives without attracting too much attention, yet are still worthy of our admiration.. Actually, there probably is …
Howdy, BugFans, As she cruises through her moth books trying to identify what she’s photographed, the BugLady sees pictures of AMAZING caterpillars – not drab brown or grass-green caterpillars, but caterpillars that eschew camouflage in favor of some pretty gaudy …
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady loves wild bergamot—first, because it has classy flowers, and second, because she loves the clearwing moths that dance around their edges, leading her on an annual, merry chase. She decided to see who else uses bergamot. …
Howdy BugFans, It’s no secret that the BugLady is enthralled by syrphid/hover/flower flies (family Syrphidae), those often-exquisitely-decorated little flies that mimic a variety of wasps and bees and are featured in so many of her “Summer Survey” episodes. This summer …
Greetings, BugFans, Happy Science Vocabulary Day! Years ago, while the BugLady was giving a program for a local Garden Club, she mentioned that she has a nice picture of a Zebra Swallowtail butterfly, but it’s sitting on dog poop, so …
Howdy, BugFans, Wow! The first day of fall! Much as she loves a nice fall day, the BugLady clings to summer (maybe that’s why she keeps buying peaches even though she knows she’ll be disappointed). If you want to find …
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady has seen plenty of knapweed in her life, but she was surprised when she came upon a patch of it in mid-July that was covered with weevils. If you’ve driven through Wisconsin’s Door County, you’re familiar …
