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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.
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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.
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Fairies in the Forest
fairy shrimp that depend on these temporary vernal pools
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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
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A Place to Keep
One recognizable insect whose eggs make it through Maine’s cold winters is the praying mantis.
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Tale of Two Tussocks
The hickory tussock moth caterpillar and the milkweed tussock moth caterpillar both pose questions for curious observers
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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...
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