Bug of the Week

Time for ticks: Lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes spp., and American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis bugoftheweek.com/blog/2016/4/4/…

Death of a stink bug, Part 1: A curious reunion between the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Haylomorpha halys, and the Chinese Praying Mantis, Tenodera sinensis bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/9/20…

Death of a stink bug, Part 2: Bug vs. Bug - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, <i>Halyomorpha halys</i>, meets the wheel bug, <i>Arilus cristatus</i> bugoftheweek.com/blog/2013/9/30…

Bugs in Orange and Black, Part II: Halloween Lady Beetle - the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis bugoftheweek.com/blog/2015/10/2…

Beware of zesty drinks: Yellow Jackets, Vespula, bumble bees, Bombus, and honey bees, Apis, can really spice up soft drinks bugoftheweek.com/blog/2015/10/1…

Nettles and poop on the menu for the Eastern Comma butterfly, Polygonia comma bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/7/29… New Post Title Eastern Comma Butterfly

Swallowtail soiree: Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/7/22… New Post Title Swallowtail Soiree

Beetles that go bump in the night: Asiatic Garden Beetles, Maladera Castanea bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/7/15… Asiatic garden beetles

Soggy death to friendly soldiers: Soldier beetles, Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus, and their deadly fungus, Entomophthora lampyridarum bugoftheweek.com/blog/2014/8/7/…

Just in time for the 4th of July: Firefly fireworks - Lampyridae bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/7/1/… Fireflies

A season of silk moths continues with Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/6/24… Cecropia silk moths

Blossom busters: Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/6/10… Oriental beetle

Spring’s first mosquitoes and what we might expect this year with Zika Virus and the Yellow Fever Mosquito, <i>Aedes aegypti</i> bugoftheweek.com/blog/2017/3/30…

Chikungunya virus in the United States and its vectors: Yellow Fever Mosquitoes, <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, and Asian tiger mosquito, <i>Aedes albopictus</i> bugoftheweek.com/blog/2014/7/28…

Coffee and long-legged flies, Dolichopodidae bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/6/10… Long-legged flies, Dolichopodids

Spitting image: Meadow spittle bug, Philaenus spumarius bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/6/3/… Spittle bugs

Eater of eaters of thistles and other plants: Spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/5/27… Spined soldier bug

Eaters of thistles: Thistle tortoise beetle, Cassida rubiginosa, and Canada thistle bud weevil, Larinus planus bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/5/20… Thistle eating insects

Tiny red spots before my eyes: Clover mites, Bryobia praetiosa bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/5/13… Clover mites

Be on the lookout for Lunas: Luna moths, Actias luna bugoftheweek.com/blog/2019/5/6/… Luna moths