January and February can be a quiet time for most insects, but on sunny days, or when it’s over 50 degrees, you may come across a couple of types of Dirt-colored Seed Bug.
Read more →I want to introduce you to one of my favorite plants early so you can tune in and watch as it starts to grow. The buds on the one in my backyard are already starting to open.
Read more →Today’s micro-creature has six legs, long antennae, and a segmented body… but it’s not classified as an insect (anymore). Springtails are one thing you can be sure to find throughout the winter months, and they’re fascinating. Even though they don’t belong to the insect club, because they have interior mouthparts and no wings, they’re worth a profile.
Read more →The last few days the weather has been exciting with dark skies full of drenching rain approaching on the horizon.
Read more →At first glance they look like a collection of the same, very small dark insects with a red to brown head, orange thorax and an abdomen of white lines on black. But after further inspection, there are two distinct types of insect on the fence posts near Mount Pisgah’s main entrance.
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