by Christine Hanrahan Gall: “An abnormal growth of plant tissue produced by a stimulus external to the plant itself.” - S.W. Frost in Insect Life Galls are common formations on plants, usually caused by insects (but sometimes by a fungus or some other non-insect life form). Galls can form on roots, stems and twigs, leaves, [...]
by Christine Hanrahan The end of summer signals also the end of insect life – or does it? While summer is the peak season for insect activity, warmish days in late October can be surprisingly good for finding a variety of bugs, bees, beetles, flies and other creatures, including spiders. Over a period of two [...]
by Christine Hanrahan Many new photos have been added to the October photo blog at PBase, recently. The first lot were taken last Tuesday on a cold and grey day, and the rest today, when my mission was to see how many insects I could find at this time of year. The colours are still [...]
by Christine Hanrahan The September photo blog is now up, jump-started by a couple of gorgeous shots from Al (check out his photo of the locust borer… it generated five comments almost the moment I posted it!) Today, I headed off to the FWG in the rain, but it began coming down heavily and my [...]
by Christine Hanrahan Christine is one of FWG’s volunteer naturalists who writes in great detail about her visits to FWG. A great way to visit with us virtually and keep on top of what you might see when here in person! Hi All, This is really just a note to let you know that I [...]
by Christine Hanrahan Christine is one of FWG’s volunteer naturalists who writes in great detail about her visits to FWG. A great way to visit with us virtually and keep on top of what you might see when here in person! Hi all, There is always something interesting to see at the FWG, and today [...]
