Up Close and Personal: Banded Longhorn Beetle by Em August 16, 2008 August 16, 2008 The adults feed on pollen and nectar so they are harmless to the plants in … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
Such Strange-looking Little Critters by Em August 12, 2008 August 12, 2008 I found some of these very bright yellow aphids on my milkweed plants this week. … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
I’ve Been Flashed…. by Em August 6, 2008 August 6, 2008 ….by a Red Milkweed Beetle: Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
It’s Not a Hoax by Em August 5, 2008 August 5, 2008 Have you ever noticed the pictures of butterfly bushes (buddleia) in garden catalogs? I’ve often … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
Daylily Squatters! by Em July 31, 2008 July 31, 2008 I have all sorts of shady characters hanging out in my daylily blooms. Every year … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
Fernleaf Dill by Em July 29, 2008 July 29, 2008 When I was a kid, my mom grew dill in her garden. It always attracted … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
When Katydids Miss Breakfast… by Em July 21, 2008 July 21, 2008 Someone is busily stuffing his face with my daylily stamens! Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
Catchin’ Some Rays by Em July 19, 2008 July 19, 2008 Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
I Shall Mesmerize You With My Ocean-blue Eyes by Em July 16, 2008 July 16, 2008 Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
Critter Count 7-8-08 (a tally of the critters in my yard) by Em July 8, 2008 July 8, 2008 Time: 3:30 p.m. Conditions: Disgusting, but not as disgusting as this morning when it was … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail