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05/20/2024

At only 5mm the Calligrapher Hoverfly is easy to overlook, however these small flies are very beneficial native pollinators and the larvae feed on plant pests such as aphids and thrips. There are over 900+ species of native Hoverflies in the USA!

05/16/2024

🐝 European hornets 🐝 eat large insects such as yellow jackets, grasshoppers, and bees!

05/01/2024

Sweat Bees are essential native pollinators, pollinating a wide variety of local wildflowers! Although found in early/mid spring, they are active all warmer months of the year thanks to a quick life cycle that results in 2-3 generations per year!
(pictured: augochlorella aurata)

01/30/2024

Properly identifying the species of ‘bee’ is essential to our job. Honey Bees are valuable pollinators which we work to protect, whereas the invasive German Yellow Jackets (pictured) are not primary pollinators and their aggressive behaviors can be deadly for sensitive individuals.

12/20/2023

Our employees decided to spend a little of their time off work explorering the Blue Ridge Mountains together this year!

12/14/2023

We notice an uptick in bed-bug cases during the holiday season. This article highlights the basics of bed-bugs and steps you can take to prevent from bringing them home when traveling!

https://www.pctonline.com/news/ufifas-experts-provide-reminders-to-prevent-bed-bug-hitchhikers/ #:~:text=To%20keep%20bed%20bugs%20from,for%20extended%20periods%20of%20time.

University of Florida researchers at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) weigh in with science-based research on recognizing bed bug species, their impacts on humans and pets and how to keep them from hitchhiking home with you.

10/31/2023

Cyclops Cicada 👁️🧟‍♂️🎃🍁

10/27/2023

EARWIGS ahhhh!! They will crawl into your ear and use their rear pincers to lock themselves in place, where they then nest and lay eggs…. 🤭 JUST KIDDING! These insects will not enter an ear, and the pincers are for hunting and self-defense!

10/25/2023

Banded Garden Spider, all dressed up for the season 🍁🎃👻

10/14/2023

Arrowhead Orbweaver (verrucosa arenata) found hanging outside our Bloomington office! 🕷️🕸️

08/25/2023

Jumping spider > horsefly 🕷️🪰

06/27/2023

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