10 Most Disturbing Bugs – Oddee.com

The Lymantrid moth (Calliteara pudibunda) is widespread in Danish beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. The species has one generation in Denmark, with the dull grey moth flying during June. Each female can lay 300-400 eggs which she normally does very near the place where she emerged from [...]

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http://insects.about.com/od/insectpests/tp/top10beneficialinsects.htm

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Susan Morse gave an entertaining presentation tonight in Patterson, NY, enlivened by her own, stunning wildlife photography. The mission of her organization, Keeping Track, is “…to inspire community participation in the long-term stewardship of wildlife habitat.”
Job well done.

Cougar © Susan C.Morse
We have yet to see a cougar in the garden, but we have seen [...]

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Scientists Seek to Mitigate Ecological Damage From Roads – NYTimes.com

There are some four million miles of roads affecting 20 percent of the country, and in the last 10 years the new field of road ecology has emerged to study the many impacts of roads, and how to mitigate the damage.
“Roads are the largest human artifact [...]

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Firewood and Invasive Insects – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

New York’s forests are under attack from numerous invasive exotic insect pests. In years past, we have been hit with Chestnut blight, European gypsy moth, Dutch elm disease and Beech bark disease, all with devastating results.

One common way many of these insect pests are moved around [...]

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