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And speaking of beetles associated with galls (which we were, briefly, several weeks ago in my previous post), here’s an odd thing I noticed last May while wandering in the woods of northwestern Connecticut. A lot of the leaves of … Continue reading →

Normally I limit my investigations of stem-feeding insects to those that produce some kind of external evidence that catches my eye (a certain wingstem stem being an exception), but last spring , for whatever reason, I decided to have a … Continue reading →

Uh-oh, spring has arrived—as evidenced by the hazelnuts starting to bloom in my yard—and I haven’t finished going through last year’s photos yet. I have, however, made it far enough to finish this post I started a few months ago. … Continue reading →

When I decided to start working on a guide to North American sawfly larvae, the first thing I did was put together an updated list of all the species that occur here (the most recent list was published in 1979), … Continue reading →

I just noticed that I never bothered to mention here that I finished the second edition of Leafminers of North America last December. Apparently I quietly updated the page dedicated to that book and then went back to working on … Continue reading →

You know those hairs that line the basal portion of the midrib on the lower surface of black cherry (Rosaceae: Prunus serotina) leaves? Or the ones in the vein axils on the lower surface of many other tree leaves, like … Continue reading →