January 2, 2006. A holiday brunch with my ants. Odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile.
January 1, 2007Green is good. The holly berry midge, Asphondylia ilicicola
January 9, 2006A moth in winter - the fall cankerworm, Alsophila pometaria
January 8, 2007Circular reasoning - Leaf cutter bees, Megachilidae
Bug of the Week January 7, 2008‘Twas two weeks after Christmas – Giant bark aphids, Longistigma caryae
January 16, 2006The scourge of the hemlock - hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae
January 15, 2007The hottest bug north of Havana - Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum
January 14, 2008Pantry surprises - Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella
January 23, 2006 Ever seen a stone fly? - Winter stoneflies, Family Taeniopterigidae
January 22, 2007Dashing through the snow, Snow scorpionflies, Boreus sp.
January 21, 2008 Millipedes on steroids? - Giant African millipede, Archispirostreptus sp.
January 30, 2006Who am I?
January 29, 2007Belizean sting - Slenderbrown scorpion, Centruroides gracilis
January 28, 2008Bug of the Week Academy Awards
February 6, 2006Who's been sucking on my coleus? Citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri
February 5, 2007An army of one - million Army ants, Eciton sp.
February 4, 2008.Super Bowl sized nest, European hornet, Vespa crabro
February 13, 2006Beetles roasting on an open fire - Roundheaded borers, Cerambycidae and Darkling beetles, Tenebrionidae
February 12, 2007Wiwi woes - Leaf cutter ants, Atta sp.
February 11, 2008Bugs in love, lovebugs, and kissing bugs
February 20, 2006Turn on the light, a cockroach delight. Oriental Cockroach Blatta orientalis and German cockroach Blattella germanica
February 19, 2007Belizean squirt - Nozzle-headed termites, Nasutitermes sp.
February 18, 2008Savvy Zebras – Zebra butterflies, Heliconius charitonius
February 27, 2006Small Olympians - Snow fleas, Collembola
February 26, 2007You make me feel like dancin' - Tarantulas, Theraphosidae
February 25, 2008 Beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice, and multicolored Asian lady beetles, Harmonia axyridis
March 6, 2006Bug of the Week Academy Awards
March 5, 2007Cagafogos and other stingless bees in Belize - Tribe, Meliponini
March 3, 2008Who are you? Carolina mantids (Stagmomantis carolina), wax scales (Ceroplastes), and katydids
March 13, 2006. What lies beneath the mulch? Formosan termite, Coptotermes formosanus, and Eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes
March 15, 2006Winners of the First Annual Bug of the Week Academy Awards
March 12, 2007Hidin' in the jungle - Cryptic katydids, beetles, and mantises
March 10, 2008Winners of the 2008 Bug of the Week Academy Awards
March 20, 2006Time for tents - Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum
March 17, 2007Faith and buggora - Bess beetles, Odontotaenius disjunctus
March 17, 2008Hide and hair, Carpet beetles, Anthrenus sp.
March 27, 2006.Golly gees, plasterer bees - Colletes sp.
March 26, 2007Flipping out - Eyed elater, Alaus oculatus
March 23, 2008Return of the tent makers - Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum
April 3, 2006.The sweet smell of ants - Citronella or Large yellow ants, Acanthomyops interjectus
April 2, 2007Beetle in the willow - Imported willow leaf beetle, Plagiodera versicolora
March 30, 2008Boxelder bungalow - Boxelder bugs, Boisea trivittatus
April 10, 2006.A wolf in sheep's clothing - Debris carrying lacewing larvae, Chrysopidae
April 9, 2007Spring leepers - Jumping spiders, Family Salticidae
April 7, 2008Parasites at the porch light – Ichneumonid wasps
April 17, 2006.What lies beneath the mulch II - Garden millipedes (Order Julida) and stone centipedes (Genus Lithobius)
April 16, 2007Hairy wanderers - Eastern tent caterpillars, Malacosoma americanum
April 14, 2008Gypsy moth blues, what to do – Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar
April 24, 2006Return of the gypsies Gypsy moth - Lymantria dispar
April 23, 2007Boxwood blues - Boxwood leafminer, Monarthropalpus flavus
April 21, 2008Spring beauties – Plasterer bees and yellow-faced bees, Colletidae
May 1, 2006.An aphid is born - Rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, and chrysanthemum aphid, Macrosiphoniella sanborni
April 30, 2007.Where have all the honeybees gone? Honeybees, Apis mellifera
April 28, 2008Bistro bees – Large carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica
May 9, 2005 Beware, Tigers in the Woods: The Six-Spotted Green Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexguttata.
May 8, 2006.Murder and mayhem in aphid land - Ladybugs, Coccinellidae; Flower flies, Syrphidae; and parasitic wasps, Chalcidoidea and Brachonidae
Bug of the Week - May 7, 2007Boxwood blues II - Boxwood psyllid, Cacopsylla buxi
May 5, 2008Tigers in the woods – Six-spotted green tiger beetle, Cicindela sexguttata
May 16, 2005 Anne Arundel County - This Bug's for You: The Euonymus Leaf Notcher, Pryeria sinica.
May 15, 2006Field ants to the rescue- Formica sp.
May 13, 2007 Ants in the pantry - Odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile
May 12,2008Death by fly - Flower flies, hover flies, Syrphidae
May 23, 2005. She's a lady - or is she? The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis.
May 22, 2006 Inch by inch - Fall cankerworm, Alsophila pometaria
Bug of the Week - May 21, 2007Carpenter Bees - Xylocopa virginica
Bug of the Week May 19, 2008Death by beetle – Multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis
May 30, 2005 Carpenter bees if you please - Xylocopa virginica.
May 28, 2006And may all your azaleas be white - Azalea lace bug, Stephanitis pyrioides, and friends, Andromeda lace bug, Stephanitis takeyai, and hawthorn lace bug, Corythuca cydoniae
Bug of the Week May 27, 2007.Jersey skeeters – Tipulidae
Bug of the Week May 26, 2008Avoiding bed bug blues - Common bed bug, Cimex lectularius
June 6, 2005.Just in the tick of time - American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis and Black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis.
June 5, 2006The ugly duckling - Red-spotted purple caterpillar, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
June 4, 2007Chicago style cicadas – Magicicada spp.
Bug of the Week June 2, 2008Headstands in the desert – Eleodes sp.
June 13, 2005. Who's your maggot? - Flower flies, hover flies, drone flies, syrphid flies - Family Syrphidae
June 12, 2006Wither my honey - Honeylocust plant bug, Diaphnocoris chlorionis
Bug of the Week June 11, 2007Almost biting time – Mosquitoes, Culicidae
Bug of the Week June 9, 2008Mining goldenrod - Goldenrod leafminer, Microrhopala vittata
June 20, 2005. Lions in the sand - Antlions, Family Myrmeleontidae.
June 19, 2006A royal welcome - royal walnut moth, Citheronia regalis
Bug of the Week June 18, 2007Small Dragons – Dragonflies, Anisoptera
Bug of the Week June 16, 2008Discriminating detritivores - Pillbugs, Isopoda
June 27, 2005.The Tiger in my frisbee - Aedes albopictus, The Asian Tiger Mosquito.
Bug of the week June 26, 2006Widow watch - Black Widow Spider, Latrodectus mactens
Bug of the Week June 25, 2007Damsels not in distress – Damselflies, Zygoptera
Bug of the Week June 23, 2008Trio of trouble – Black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis; American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis; lone star tick Amblyomma americanum.
July 4, 2005 Summer nights - Lucifer's lights.
July 3, 2006Hooray for the red, white, and blue! Milkweed longhorned beetle, Tetraopes tetraophthalmus; dogbane tiger moth, Cycnia tenera; and familiar bluet, Enallagma civile
Bug of the Week July 3, 2007Come on baby light my fire – Lightning bugs, Lampyridae
Bug of the Week June 30, 2008Enlightening bugs - Lampyridae
July 11, 2005 Roses beware Japanese beetles are in the air, Popillia japonica.
July 10, 2006Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire - Red Imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicata
Bug of the Week July 9, 2007Misery named the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica
Bug of the week July 7, 2008Misery named the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica
July 18, 2005 Gold in the meadow, the dogbane beetle, Chrysocus auratus.
July 17, 2006She's so shy - Brown recluse spider, Loxoceles reclusa
Bug of the Week July 16, 2007Crazy redheads - Redheaded pine sawfly, Neodiprion lecontei
Bug of the Week July 14, 2008Scary eyes - Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus
July 25, 2005. Dog days and their cicadas, Tibicen species.
July 24, 2006Scorched locust - Locust Leafminer, Odontota dorsalis
Bug of the Week July 23, 2007Lawn zoomers - Green June Beetle, Cotinus nitida
Bug of the Week July 20, 2008Who’s Cuckoo – Cuckoo wasps, Chrysididae
August 1, 2005. It's the wheel thing, the assassin bug, Arilus cristatus.
July 31, 2006Summer's first snowfall - Planthoppers, family Flatidae
Bug of the Week July 30, 2007To kill a cicada Cicada-killer, Sphecius speciosus
August 8, 2005 The royals are in the house, the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus.
August 7, 2006Unicorns in the forest ? Unicorn beetles, Dynastes tityus
August 6, 2007They eat dead things - Part I – Burying beetles, Silphidae
August 15, 2005. The troubadour downstairs - fall field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus.
August 14, 2006Lady in red - Velvet ant, Dasymutilla occidentalis
Bug of the Week August 13, 2007They eat dead things, Part II – Blow flies, Calliphoridae
August 22, 2005. Bag a bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis.
August 21, 2006To kill a cicada - Cicada-killer, Sphecius speciosus
August 20, 2007Pumpkins beware – Squash vine borer, Melittia cucurbitae
August 29, 2005. Bed Bug of the Week, Cimex lectularius.
August 28, 2006 World wide webworm - Fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea
Bug of the Week August 27, 2007.Drought, borers and dead trees – Roundheaded borers, Cerambycidae
September 5, 2005.Katydid? - The curve-tailed bush katydid- Scudderia curvicauda.
September 4, 2006A rather continental hornet – European hornet, Vespa crabro
Bug of the Week September 3, 2007Harlequin hijinks - Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica
September 12, 2005The lion in my garden - Chrysoperla carnea.
September 11, 2006Feeling yellow – Yellow Jackets, Vespula maculifrons
Bug of the Week September 10, 2007Humble bees – Bumble bees, Bombus sp.
September 19, 2005. The Chinese Praying Mantid - Tenodera aridifolia sinensis.
September 18, 2006The green menace - Emerald Ash Borer, Agrillus plenipennis
Bug of the Week September 17, 2007Have you ever seen the rain? Sharpshooters, Oncometopia sp.
September 26, 2005 Horning in on your tomatoes - Tomato and tobacco hornworms, Manduca quinquemaculata and Manduca sexta.
September 25, 2006The lesser ash threat ? Banded ash clearwing borer, Podosesia aureocincta
Bug of the Week 24 July, 2007They steal lives - Robber flies, Promachus sp.
October 3, 2005 The goldenrod gang - goldenrod soldier beetle, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus, the black blister beetle, Epicauta pennsylvanica, and the jagged ambush bug, Phymata pennsylvanica.
October 2, 2006Beautiful in yellow and black - The locust borer, Megacyllene robiniae
Bug of the Week October 1, 2007Bird-droppings, snake eyes, dead leaves – Swallowtails, Papilio sp.
October 10, 2005 Who's that spider in my bed? - Fishing spiders, Wolf spiders, Cellar spiders, and Harvestmen.
October 9, 2006Scary Potter – Potter wasps, Eumeninae
Bug of the Week October 8, 2007Rain tree surprise - Golden rain tree bug, Jadera haematoloma
October 17, 2005 Sawflies - Curled rose sawfly, Allantus cinctus, and dusky birch sawfly, Croesus latitarsus.
October 16, 2006.Who put the "sick" in sycamore? Sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata
Bug of the Week October 15, 2007Cabbage eaters – Imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae
October 24, 2005 One hump or two? Camel crickets, Ceuthophilus sp.
November 5, 2006Back by Popular Demand - Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home - The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis
Bug of the Week October 22, 2007Gall of the wild – Gall wasps, Cynipidae
October 31, 2005pumpking.gif BUGS IN ORANGE AND BLACK: Orangestriped oakworm, Anisota senatoria; Harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica; Large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus; Milkweed Tussock Moth Larva, Euchaetes egle
October 30, 2006 Bugs in Orange and Black II - Milkweed leaf beetle, Labidomera clivicollis; Oleander aphid, Aphis nerii; Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus fasciatus; Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus
Bug of the Week October 29, 2007Bugs in Orange and Black III – Argus tortoise beetle, Chelymorpha cassidea; oleander caterpillar, Syntomeida epilais; and wheel bug, Arilus cristatus.
November 7, 2005 Winter, harsh or mild? Only the woolly bear knows for sure. Woolly bear caterpillars, Pyrrharctia isabella and Hypercompe scribionia
Bug of the Week November 5, 2007Busy carpenters, lazy carpenters – Carpenter bees, Xylocopa virginica
November 14, 2005 A stinker at the window - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys.
November 13, 2006 Hocus-pocus - Silver spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus
Bug of the Week November 12, 2007Large schnozzolas – Acorn weevils, Curculio sp.
November 21, 2005 The last butterfly flying? The variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
November 20, 2006There's a sucker born every day - Tuliptree scale, Toumeyella liriodendri
Bug of the Week November 19, 2007There’s no place like home for the holidays - Boxelder bugs, Boisea trivittatus
November 28, 2005 Red and black, Boxelder bugs, Boisea trivittatus
November 27, 2006Waxy ladies – Hyperaspis lady bugs
Bug of the Week November 26, 2007Dye in the desert – Cochineal insects, Dactylopius coccus
December 5, 2005 Up on the rooftop, click, click, click, Down through the chimney with good Polistes
December 4, 2006Summer hummer - Hummingbird moth, Hemaris thysbe
Bug of the Week December 3, 2007 Starry sky beetle – Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis
December 12, 2005My, what a long tail you have little wasp. The American pelicinid wasp, Pelecinus polyturator
December 11, 2006The holly and the native holly leaf miner - Phytomyza ilicicola
Bug of the Week December 10, 2007The Holly and Ivy: A two part series - This week the holly and holly leaf miner - Phytomyza ilicicola
December 18, 2006. The gift of the poinsettia. The silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii.
Bug of the Week December 17, 2007The Holly and Ivy: A two part series - This week, ivy and thrips, Thripidae
Bug of the Week December 24, 2007The gift of the Manti – European praying mantid, Mantis religiosa