The Golden Jewel of the Marmalade Hoverfly
The Marmalade Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus from the Syrphidae family of flies, is a distinctive hoverfly species that can be spotted hovering around flowers with its bright orange and black stripes…
Golden Jewel the Marmalade Hoverfly
The marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus is a fairly conspicuous insect (not least of all because you often see them hovering around flowers) and with its bright orange/black colour scheme easy…
Fuzzy Mimic Dark-Edged Bee-Fly
The Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major is one of those great insects that easily conjures up the sense where has it been on our clutches before because its bee look works…
The Danger of Trees The Spotted Longhorn Beetle
An invasive, tree-killing insect called the Spotted Longhorn Beetle (A. glabripennis) threatens trees such as maples, elms and willows. It is native to Asia and has been inadvertently introduced to…
Red Soldier Beetle – Fire Flies
The Red Soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha fulva is a very distinctive beetle and one that you are probably familiar with seeing in your garden, meadows or woodlands. Best defined by its…
Harlequin Ladybird the Bright Cosmopolitan【MI】
Population monitoring: Monitoring the spread of species can help direct management efforts. Green Lacewings encouraging natural predators to avoid usage of chemical pesticides. Chemical Pesticides: Using chemical pesticidesaffects the Harlequin…
Dung Beetles Nature’s Architects
The Dor Beetle (also known as the dung beetle) is a facinating insect crucial to our ecosystems. It starts with writing about dung beetles, the best-documented insect in existence (at…
Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle A Gem in the Garden
A Colorful Gem Chrysolina fastuosa, The Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle is a beautiful beetle that brightens the garden and meadows. Not much larger than 5 to 6 millimeters, it is known…
The Travelling Bug Next Door The German Ladybug A Colorful Gardener’s Ally
Ladybugs, also called Marienkäfer in German language are pretty insects with bright colours and significant ones for environment. For the Germans, these miniature insects carry symbolic weight like no other:…
Spiny dogfish
The spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is a small-sized species of the shark inhabiting temperate waters worldwide. They are distinguished by their high, sharp spines on each of two dorsal fins…