Category Archives: Insects
Record Butterfly Count at Tip of Eastern Shore
…or very close to a record. Final tally is not yet available but the team at Kiptopeke State Park observed 35 species of butterflies Sunday, July 29, 2012. Considering that the high species count for the entire circle was 41, … Continue reading
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Bears on the Butterfly Count!
Patty Maloney got a great shot of a bear cub during the butterfly count at the Dismal Swamp yesterday. There were three bear cubs and a mama bear, though we only had a brief chance to get a few quick … Continue reading
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Butterfly Counts!
This coming weekend, July 30th, you have the opportunity to help out at an annual butterfly count in the Dismal Swamp. On Saturday, August 6th, Teta Kain will lead a butterfly count at Chippokes, where the butterflies and dragonflies from … Continue reading
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Tick bites: Ticks are biting in Hampton Roads, causing illness. From dailypress.com
From the June 7 Daily Press: Dr. Michael Rogowski, co-founder of Med Express, says the number of tick-bite cases has increased in the last year. The urgent care centers are affiliated with Riverside. According to the Virginia Department of Health, … Continue reading
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What’s That Sound?
Wondering what that droning noise is? Magicicadas! Read the Virginia Gazette article about the Magicicadas in our area. Check out Magicicada.org which includes a Magicicada Mapping Project.
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