Archivos de diario de enero 2019

02 de enero de 2019

Easy to Grow Native Succulents: Two Yuccas.

Both yuccas have a symbiotic relationship with specific Yucca moths: Tegeticula maculate for the Chaparral Yucca and Tegeticula yuccasella for the Mohave Yucca. Using them supports biodiversity. Adult moths lay eggs as they pollinate yuccas. Yuccas produce enough seed to feed the larva and grow the plant’s next generation.

http://clairemonttimes.com/easy-to-grow-native-succulents-two-yuccas/

Publicado el enero 2, 2019 01:41 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

Story behind mysterious butterfly collection still baffling for Manitoba Museum.

The story of how a collection of rare butterflies and moths caught in California a century ago ended up in a derelict van left parked and seemingly forgotten about on a farm in Arborg, Man. is a mystery that has bugged Janis Klapecki for years.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/butterfly-collection-manitoba-museum-1.4961670

Publicado el enero 2, 2019 01:45 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

10 de enero de 2019

Give Your Kids a Butterfly Net.

Most people that go on to higher entomological studies begin with an insect collection. Hard to imagine this occurring only with a pair of binoculars. I insist the tactile collection is paramount to instilling and cementing the desire in the child that does want to do it. Mixed with an understanding adult, these specially-curious adolescents are only going to make this journey if someone early on put a butterfly net in their hands.

https://baynature.org/2019/01/09/give-your-kids-a-butterfly-net/

Publicado el enero 10, 2019 09:14 MAÑANA por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

15 de enero de 2019

Apps let everyone help track health of insect populations.

More challenging than birdwatching and not nearly as popular, insect-watching — noting and sharing exactly what one sees and where — is nevertheless on the rise.

Concern about dwindling native insect populations is one reason why. And new technology has made it easier to log insect sightings and become part of wide-reaching "citizen-scientist" projects.

https://www.cdapress.com/article/20190115/AP/301159968

Publicado el enero 15, 2019 11:14 TARDE por biohexx1 biohexx1 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario