The Entomologist’s Year: What To Look For In Spring (Part 2). April Flies For me, one of the star attractions of April is the Dark-edged Bee Fly, Bombylius major. Seeing the first one in the garden on a warm sunny day … Continue reading →
The Entomologist’s Year: What To Look For In Spring (Part 1). The classic Ladybird Book ‘What To Look For In Spring’ unfortunately only features a scant handful of insects. ‘Arthropedia: an illustrated alphabet of invertebrates’ on the other hand is … Continue reading →
The Entomologist’s Year: What to look for in Winter (Part 2). February is a fickle month, one moment it is all sunny and nice then the next it can be blasts of icy winds, drifting snow and plummeting temperatures. Winter’s … Continue reading →
The Entomologist’s Year: What to look for in Winter (Part 1). I loved the seasonal Ladybird books when I was a child, but looking at them now they are sadly lacking in invertebrates. Just one species of moth and a … Continue reading →
