presence will be detrimental to its wholesomeness, and include small mammals (e.g. black and brown rats and mice), crawling insects (e.g. cockroaches, ants, beetles), flying insects (e.g. houseflies, blowflies,
My walk took me along the quays on the south side of the River Liffey, with wonderful views across to the Custom House and the Four Courts, not to mention historic bridges like the Halfpenny Bridge footbridge. This was my Dublin born mother’s favourite landmark in the city and I was s...
I recognized it as belonging to the genusBucculatrix(Bucculatricidae), species of which are commonly known as “ribbed cocoon maker moths.” The oak-feeding species in this genus are leafminers very briefly, then exit to feed externally in little patches on the lower leaf surface. I scanned...