Monthly Archives: August 2016

Adapting to New Menu Options, Part 2

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

One of the reasons certain nonnative plants come to dominate the landscape is that they are released from the specialized insects and pathogens that keep them in check in their native range. So I’m always interested to see what insects … Continue reading →

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Moths From A Willow Leaf

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

Over the past few days, a break in fieldwork has given me a chance to start catching up on going through my photos from this year—I’m exactly five months behind at the moment. On March 19 I finally got to … Continue reading →

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Giving Wasps Their Due

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

I often see pie charts like this one suggesting that about a quarter of all insect species are beetles. Suspiciously, other sources (e.g. here) say beetles represent about a quarter of all animal species, and Wikipedia goes so far as to say … Continue reading →

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