Saturnine
It was pretty much all beetles and bugs in the garden this afternoon – which is fine, but given that it was a mild, though overcast, afternoon, I was surprised to find so little else. First out of the blocks … Continued
When I walked around the garden this morning, looking for insects, I was surprised to find that the weather had suddenly turned autumnal – dark, windy, and none too warm. I found a few invertebrates, but none that really interested … Continued
I woke up this morning feeling completely wrecked. I think I’ve been overdoing things a bit recently, plus I currently have a virus that’s bad enough for me to have felt that I should do a Covid test (negative, luckily) … Continued
It’s been perplexing me for a while now that, while I can always find leafhoppers when I do my garden mini-beast safaris, I’d never once spotted a planthopper. Today I broke my duck with three tiny (sub-3mm) Issus coleoptratus nymphs, … Continued
Three weeks ago I posted a little clutch of first instar woundwort shieldbug nymphs, and commented that they would be approaching adulthood in around a month. I’ve tried to keep an eye on their development since then, but the weather … Continued
Ever since I first saw woundwort shieldbugs mating on the hedge woundwort, and then later spotted a little clutch of eggs, I’ve been waiting for the annual nymph nursery to appear. The interesting thing about woundwort shieldbugs is that the … Continued