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Honey Locust Borer

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

Conditions for collecting didn’t look very promising when I awoke on Day 4 of my early June trip to northwestern Oklahoma. After collecting at Alabaster Caverns State Park the previous day, I had traveled a few hours further west during … Continue reading →

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INHS Seminar: Tiger Beetles of Missouri

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

If you are in the Champaign, Illinois area on Tuesday, 29 October 2013, I will be giving a seminar as part of the Illinois Natural History Survey Fall 2013 Seminar Series. I hope to see you there! My thanks to … Continue reading →

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Quick Guide to Armyworms on Soybean

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

Throughout the soybean growing areas of the southern U.S. and South America, lepidopteran caterpillars are the most important pest complex affecting the crop. Millions of pounds of insecticides are sprayed on the crop each year in an effort to minimize … Continue reading →

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ATTACK OF THE KILLER TIGER (beetle)!

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

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Twig tethered to a twig

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

In September I visited soybean field trials across the southeastern U.S. It’s a trip I’ve done every year for the past I don’t know how many years and one that I enjoy immensely due to the opportunities it gives me … Continue reading →

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GBCT Beetle #3—Crossidius coralinus temprans

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

On Day 2 of our late August Great Basin Collecting Trip (GBCT), we headed east from Reno towards Fallon (Churchill Co.) and surrounding areas of western Nevada. Our quarry on this day was one of the spectacular Crossidius coralinus subspecies—in this case C. … Continue reading →

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Cover Photo—The Coleopterists Bulletin 67(3)

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

I hope you’ll all take note of the cover photo on the September 2013 issue of The Coleopterists Bulletin (vol. 67, no. 3), which just arrived in my mailbox. It features the adult jewel beetle, Chrysobothris octocola, that I found in September … Continue reading →

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GBCT Beetle #2: Agrilus walsinghami

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

Late summer and early fall is not normally a very good time to go looking for woodboring beetles, which for the most part are found in their greatest diversity and abundance during spring and early summer. This is especially true in … Continue reading →

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