Cutworm with Parasitoids – Intro.
During a macro workshop I presented at the the Crop Diversification Centre South in mid-May, I was given a cutworm specimen by Shelley Barkley and Scott Meers. This was not an ‘ordinary’ cutworm – the...
View ArticleCutworm with Parasitoids – First timelapse results
For the history of this cutworm, please see Cutworm with Parasitoids – Intro. The movement of hundreds of parasitoid larvae within the cutworm were slight, and barely noticeable to the naked eye. Under...
View ArticleCutworm with Parasitoids – Emergence Timelapse
Continuing with the saga of the parasitoid-infested cutworm (See Intro and First Timlapse for more) I had no idea when – or even, if – these parasitoids would emerge, so I had to trust that the cameras...
View ArticleGarden Bugs of August #2
From August into Fall, the Asters are humming with visitors. This is a Tachina sp., one of two spiky tachnid flies that were visiting this day. While seen here innocently feeding on nectar in the...
View ArticleThe Week on Sunday 12
Another collection of buggy links that emerged in the last week: ◊ Like beetles much? TheFamilyguy421 found this swarm on a residential eucalyptus tree in New South Wales, Australia. Looks like the...
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