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Ticks: Tiny Arachnids, Large Health Issue
Tick-borne diseases appear to be increasing because of environmental factors such as land-use methods and climate change.

Mahoosuc Land Trust
Jan 163 min read


Making Space for Native Lupines
Naturalizing native lupines in that field won’t be easy, but if we succeed, they might also attract new pollinators.
jsrhollis
Jun 9, 20252 min read


Let It Be Dark! Appreciating nighttime foragers
Insects that forage on night-blooming flowers in Maine includes various species of moths, such as sphinx moths, beetles like fireflies, some sweat bees, and thrips.
jsrhollis
May 15, 20252 min read


Fairies in the Forest
fairy shrimp that depend on these temporary vernal pools
jsrhollis
Apr 13, 20252 min read


Why Is the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Declining?
The loss of monarchs and their spectacular migration would be a tragedy but the cause of their decline is still debated
Barbara Murphy
Apr 13, 20253 min read


A Place to Keep
One recognizable insect whose eggs make it through Maine’s cold winters is the praying mantis.
jamesreddoch
Mar 9, 20252 min read


A Loveliness of Ladybugs
Once a winter site is found, a communication in the form of pheromones goes out to invite others of the same species to form a nesting...
jsrhollis
Feb 7, 20253 min read


Surviving the Winter as a Chrysalis
By Linda Ray As we finish putting our gardens to bed and start thinking about the winter months ahead, I notice how quiet it has been,...
jsrhollis
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Who’s Making All That Racket?
By Martha Siegel It was an awfully loud summer, but lately, things have gotten a lot quieter as the chilly fall air has settled in. A...
jamesreddoch
Nov 4, 20243 min read


Tale of Two Tussocks
The hickory tussock moth caterpillar and the milkweed tussock moth caterpillar both pose questions for curious observers
jsrhollis
Sep 12, 20243 min read


Charming Cecropia: Caterpillars Part II
By Linda Ray There is a new caterpillar charming us at the Habitat for All garden (HFA) this summer. Hyalophora cecropia moths are a...
jsrhollis
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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