Monthly Archives: April 2016

Things To Look For This Spring, Part 3

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

First, a quick update on the hackberry galls: Mike Palmer has found a bunch of them in Oklahoma, and in fact they may already all have been abandoned there. Some of them have holes near the base, and others have … Continue reading →

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Things To Look For This Spring, Part 2

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

Another thing on my wish list for this spring is a leaf-mining lauxaniid fly larva. The Lauxaniidae are very common flies, with over 150 species occurring in North America, yet as far as I know there are no common names … Continue reading →

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Things To Look For This Spring, Part 1

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

I have a pretty much endless mental list of natural history mysteries that I would like to follow up on at some point, but there are several that, for various reasons, are in the front of my mind right now. A few of … Continue reading →

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More Fun With Scuttle Flies

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

The first days of April have brought January weather to my region and the January issue of Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington to my mailbox. The latter includes descriptions of a new species of gall wasp that has recently … Continue reading →

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