Stink Bug Smird

Chris Grinter, on October 17th, 2011%

CNN has now jumped on the bandwagon of FOX-esque bashing of scientific funding. Reporter Erin Burnett “ziņojumi” on the federal funding of $5.7 million dollars to help fight the invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys). Burnett’s sarcasm is nearly thick enough to break into SNL levels of ridiculousness, but she seems genuine in her . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Stink Bug Smird

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Pirmdiena kode

Chris Grinter, gada 22. augustā, 2011%

Pagājušajā nedēļā Jim Hayden nojauta kožu es ievietojis biju Austrālijas Oecophoridae. Tas bija labs minējums, jo ir tik daudz lielu un apdullināšanu kodes šajā ģimenē no Austrālijas. Viens no vislabāk ir jābūt šis viens, Ievadiet lambertella (Oecophoridae), notverti par Black Mountain Kanberas oktobris 23, 1955 (CAS kolekcijas). . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Pirmdiena kode

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Monarch Madness

Chris Grinter, gada 6. septembris, 2010%

For regular readers of my blog you might already know my stance on the monarch, but catch up here if you’d like to. Yesterday I came across this article in the LA times – regarding the overwintering colonies of monarchs in Pacific Grove, PIEMĒRAM,. Out here, west of the continental divide, there are quite a . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Monarch Madness

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Have you seen me?

Chris Grinter, on May 25th, 2010%

For those Californians reading, especially those in the south, keep an eye out for this beautiful little spider, Latrodectus geometricus – the brown widow. Arachnologists at UC Riverside are monitoring the spread of this invasive species. Ironically it turns out to not be as dangerous as our native black widow. Nonetheless, it is not . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Have you seen me?

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