Tag Archives: Berkshire BioBlitz

Pesky Parasitoids

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

A big “thank you” to my first 13 patrons! I’m almost done writing the main introductory chapter that I’ve been putting off dealing with for a few years now, and soon I’ll get to work trying to put together a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berkshire BioBlitz, Betula, Betula lenta, Betulaceae, birch, black birch, Eulophidae, Hymenoptera, larva, leaf mine, Lepidoptera, moth, Nepticulidae, parasitism, parasitoid, Pnigalio, wasp | 8 Comments

The Endless Diversity of Tiny Wasps, Continued

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

A couple of months ago I gave a sneak preview of some new species I found during the 2016 Berkshire BioBlitz on Mt. Greylock. One of them now officially has a name, thanks to a paper that was just published … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berkshire BioBlitz, blueberry, Cecidomyiidae, Dasineura, Dasineura parthenocissi, Diptera, fly, gall, gall midge, goat's rue, Hymenoptera, larva, midge, Nantucket, new species, parasitism, parasitoid, Parthenocissus, Platygaster, Platygaster tephrosiae, Platygaster vaccinii, Platygastridae, Tephrosia virginiana, Torymidae, Trichacis, Trichacis virginiensis, Vaccinium, Virginia creeper, wasp | 1 Comment

Why You Should Let Me Collect Bugs On Your Land With Impunity

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Charley Eiseman

Last year I posted some of my most interesting finds from the June 18 Berkshire BioBlitz on Mt. Greylock—at least, the ones that were most immediately visually interesting. There were several more significant discoveries that I didn’t want to write about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agromyzidae, beech, Berkshire BioBlitz, Fagaceae, Fagus grandifolia, larva, Nematus, Nematus appalachia, new species, Platygastridae, sawfly, Sciaridae, Tenthredinidae | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berkshire BioBlitz, caterpillar, confused woodgrain, Gracillariidae, larva, leaf mine, Lepidoptera, Morrisonia, Morrisonia confusa, moth, Phyllonorycter, Phyllonorycter salicifoliella, Salicaceae, Salix, Salix sericea, willow | Leave a comment

Life and Death on Mt. Greylock

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Charley Eiseman

This past weekend I attended my third Berkshire BioBlitz. At my first one in 2011, I barely left the parking lot at the summit of Mt. Greylock and photographed 166 different species of insects and arachnids. This time, Julia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aphid, Berkshire BioBlitz, BioBlitz, blueberry, chalcid, Diptera, Fagaceae, Figitidae, fly, gall, gall midge, hover fly, ichneumon wasp, Ichneumonidae, larva, Membracidae, oak, ovipositor, parasitism, parasitoid, predation, Quercus, sawfly, Syrphidae, Torymidae, treehopper, Vaccinium, Vaccinium angustifolium, wasp | 9 Comments

Mushroom-headed Mayfly

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Charley Eiseman

On June 19 I stopped by at the Berkshire BioBlitz at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Pittsfield, MA, after spending the morning conducting a rare plant survey in Stockbridge. Whereas last time I photographed every bug I could and barely left … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baetidae, Berkshire BioBlitz, Callibaetis, Callibaetis ferrugineus, Ephemeroptera, mayfly, Plauditus, Stenacron | 3 Comments

Predatory Sawflies

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

In my last post, I showed a photo of a sawfly visiting extrafloral nectaries, and I alluded to another observation from the same day that made me wonder whether sawflies might benefit plants with extrafloral nectaries in the same way … Continue reading →