Spittlebugs are an interesting group of insects, and I have seen a lot of them on different plants around the valley. They produce frothy masses that look like spit on plants, hence the name. I have found them on lupines, lavender, alfalfa, yarrow, curly dock, nettles, hounds tongue, and other weeds. Spittle bugs cover themselves … Continue reading The Bubble Blowers (Spittlebugs)
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The Gentle Long Horned Bees
I followed up on a bee sample that someone had dropped off at my office and found hundreds of bees in an area around some flowering beds. The bees were long horned bees (Melissodes sp.). These bees are gentle and rarely sting unless they are handled or seriously disturbed. There were a lot of them … Continue reading The Gentle Long Horned Bees
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