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Vol. 16 Issue 3, Fall 2011 By Cliff Fairweather A few years ago at the Rust Nature Sanctuary near Leesburg,...

Stink Bug Audio Program

Sep 3, 2011

Last May I was listening to a program on WAMU (88.5 FM) and The Animal House came on — the...

Slightly Musical Conehead….A What?

Sep 2, 2011

For those who remember the Conehead skits from Saturday Night Live, these are a different kind of coneheads…… Here’s an interesting...

The Billion-Bug Highway Flying Over our Heads

Jun 5, 2011

Yes!!  Like Carl Sagan used to say…. “Billions upon billions of…” (no, not stars, in this case) –INSECTS!! Can you...

Mid-Atlantic Plants for Native Bees

Apr 3, 2011

  As we get out into our gardens this spring, we have a nice opportunity to do some native plantings....

Spring Azure

Apr 1, 2011

Vol. 16 Issue 1, Spring 2011 By Nicole Hamilton Spring AzurePhoto by Nicole Hamilton The Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) is...

A Flurry of Flying Insects Saturday Night

Aug 16, 2010

So, last Saturday we were at a picnic in Round Hill celebrating the nuptials of two dear friends.  As we...

Stoneflies

Apr 1, 2010

Vol. 15 Issue 1, Spring 2010 By Mary LoPresti While the average person (myself included) may not be able to...

Movie Review: The Lord of Ants, NOVA

Feb 10, 2010

I watched an excellent NOVA program last night called The Lord of Ants.  It’s about the life of E.O.Wilson, one...

Eastern Yellowjacket

Oct 1, 2009

Vol. 14 Issue 3, Fall 2009 By Emily Bzdyk As fall approaches many of us find the weather to be...

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