Tag Archives: pollinator

Spring Beauty Visitors

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Charley Eiseman

Narrow-leaved spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a rare species where I live, listed as Endangered by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program. So it was a treat to spend the past week in Ohio, where in some places … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrena, Andrena erigeniae, Andrenidae, ant, Atypidae, bee, Chironomidae, Claytonia, Claytonia virginica, Dialictus, Diptera, fly, Formica, Formica subsericea, Formicidae, Halictidae, Hymenoptera, Lasioglossum, midge, mining bee, Montiaceae, Orthocladiinae, pollinator, Prenolepis imparis, purseweb spider, Sphodros, Sphodros nigripes, spider, spring beauty, spring ephemerals, sweat bee | 10 Comments

Bugs on Bluets

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Charley Eiseman

Yesterday afternoon I took a short walk before some much needed rain clouds settled over western Massachusetts. I came to a patch of bluets (Houstonia caerulea), common wildflowers that often don’t seem to have much going on with them in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cecidomyiidae, chalcid, Collembola, Diptera, flower, fly, gall midge, globular springtail, Micromyinae, pollinator, Pteromalidae, springtail, thrips, Thysanoptera, wasp, wood midge | 8 Comments

Late Bloomer

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

This time of year I’m always on the lookout for witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) flowers. One last burst of life before everything shuts down for the winter. They usually start to appear in the middle of October, but this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aphid, Diptera, drone fly, Eristalis tenax, flower, fly, gall, Hamamelis virginiana, Hamamelistes spinosus, pollinator, spiny witch hazel budgall aphid, Syrphidae, witch hazel | 3 Comments

Good Bugs & Bad Bugs

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

By far the most common question I’m asked when I identify an insect for someone is, “is it a good bug or a bad bug?” I usually don’t give a straight answer. Maybe this post will help illustrate why. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Augochlora pura, bee, beetle, Cerambycidae, Chilocorus stigma, Coccidae, Coccinellidae, Conopidae, Crabronidae, Crabronini, Ectemnius, flat-footed fly, fly, grass-carrying wasp, honeydew, Isodontia, lady beetle, Lasioglossum, longhorned beetle, magnolia, magnolia scale, Neolecanium cornuparvum, parasitism, Physocephala, Platypezidae, pollinator, scale insect, Sphecidae, square-headed wasp, Strangalia famelica, sweat bee, thick-headed fly, thread-waisted wasp, twice-stabbed lady beetle, wasp | 8 Comments

Wall of Bees

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

I just learned that this week is National Pollinator Week, which I ironically started off with a post about sneaky beetle larvae that take advantage of bees visiting flowers. So this seems like a good time to write about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthophora abrupta, Anthrax irroratus, Apidae, bee, bee fly, Bombyliidae, burrow, fly, grass-carrying wasp, Isodontia, parasitoid, pollinator, wasp | 6 Comments

Bee Rider

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Charley Eiseman

Two weeks ago I was driving past a spot where I knew there was a population of rare orchids that blooms in early June, so I stopped by to have a look. I found a few of them, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arethusa, Arethusa bulbosa, bee, beetle, blister beetle, flower, larva, Meloe, Meloidae, orchid, parasitoid, pollinator, rare species, triangulin | 3 Comments

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