Pollinators are responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food we take each day, and yet pollinators are at critical point in their own survival. Many reasons contribute to their recent decline. We know for certain, however, that more nectar and pollen sources provided by more flowering plants and trees will help improve their health and […]
Author: Stacey Stearns
The Oriental Beetle
Photo and article by Joan Allen Last week, an adult Oriental beetle was spotted on some lettuce in our vegetable garden. This in itself is not really a big deal because, unlike Japanese and Asiatic garden beetles, these adults are not voracious feeders and don’t typically require control. It can be important for a couple of […]
Bug Events with Greenwich Audobon
Wednesday, July 1 Fireflies – Nature’s Mini-Fireworks 8:30-9:30 pm An ideal time of the year to learn about these special insects. Learn how and why fireflies flash and then try your skills at telling the species apart by looking at the different patterns made by the different firefly species. All ages. Space limited. RSVP to […]
National Pollinator Week
Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by the Pollinator Partnership. Eight years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown to be an international celebration of the […]
Citizen Scientists Needed
Citizen Scientists Needed for the Vanishing Firefly Project By Erin Weeks Originally Published on EntomologyToday.org Finding a mate can be hard enough in the animal kingdom, but nocturnal creatures face an added difficulty — locating potential partners in the dark. It’s a problem many insects have solved by evolving an array of mating signals that […]
The Untimely Death of a Worm
By Catherine Hallisey Connecticut FoodCorps As I was kneeling by a raised garden bed, planting snap peas with a couple of students, I heard a third grader scream “NOOOOOO!” from the other side of the garden. An array of thoughts immediately sped through my mind in the split second it took me to get over […]
What’s All the Buzz?
Come join UConn Extension this summer for our annual Bug Week from July 20th -25th. All ages are welcome to attend and explore the activities and events dedicated to insects and their relatives. Bug Week programs include: an educational workshop at the Museum of Natural History an insect collecting event at Spring Valley […]