Budapest, Hungary
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My now resident robin helping me keep my box hedge free of bugs. He is helped by a multitude of sparrows.
A Green Bottle Fly and the tiniest ant I can imagine seemed to circle each other on the Black-eyed Susan in my garden.
The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam. It has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Its preferred host is tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), but it infests economically significant plants including soybean, grapes, stone fruits, and Malus spp.
The species was accidentally introduced into South Korea in 2006 and Japan in 2009, and has since been considered a pest. In September 2014, L. delicatula was first recorded in the United States, and as of 2022, it is an invasive species in much of Northeastern United States and is rapidly spreading south and west.[4] L. delicatula's egg masses have been found to be the primary vector of spread, with Ailanthus altissima populations seen as a risk factor for further infestation globally. Ongoing pest control efforts have sought to limit population growth, due to the threat L. delicatula poses to global agricultural industries.
Note: I have seen many immature lantern-fly in my garden, you're supposed to smash them when noticing. Not much success as they flew away as soon as you approached them, unless they were on the ground, then, you might be able to smash them at once.
The Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is native to China and was first detected in Pennsylvania in September 2014. Spotted lanternfly feeds on a wide range of fruit, ornamental and woody trees, with tree-of-heaven being one of the preferred hosts. Spotted lanternflies are invasive and can be spread long distances by people who move infested material or items containing egg masses. If allowed to spread in the United States, this pest could seriously impact the country’s grape, orchard, and logging industries.
Note: It's a PEST, so that you're supposed to destroy it when see them. I found this in my son's vegetable garden. They see quite a few a day.
On a street near our apartment in Pest. And thanks to Endre Savari (on Flickr), I now know what it is:
The two-figure sculptural composition is meant to depict the theatre/the play, and is actually an inverted image of Hamlet, with the death-head figure holding the artist’s head in his hand. The head depicts Géza Hofi, who was a Hungarian actor, singer and the greatest humourist in Hungary. He died in 2002 and this public statue was created in his honour.
There’s a frog hanging out in my cucumber wall, hopefully ridding it of pests. I asked it to please leave the bee’s be.
I was watching this young osprey eating the fish in the nest, and I noticed what I thought was flies. Upon viewing closer, I now see that they're yellow jackets - something we're all used annoying during picnics! Note the annoying one at the eye!
European Starlings are an invasive, considered to be a pest in some parts of the US. Even so, I think that they are quite beautiful.
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Viewed from Buda Castle, Budapest Hungary
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A Common Starling alone is a rare sight. This one was foraging on the lava rocks uncovered at low tide in Port Phillip Bay.
I'll quote from BirdLife Australia again - "Although the Common Starling is an introduced pest in Australia, it has at least one redeeming feature: when starlings mass into enormous flocks known as murmurations, usually just before roosting, the aerobatic displays they perform are absolutely spectacular..."
Being a pest myself, I see more than one redeeming feature in this bird ;-)
After breakfast, we were off to explore the bay by skiff and not surprisingly, the nearby Hidden Falls Fish Hatchery was a popular spot to find bears. Our first encounter was with this mom and her cub. We watched them on the shoreline for a while. The cub was pestering mom and her solution was to burn off some his excess energy by taking him out for a swim to the other side of the inlet.
Kasnyku Bay, Alaska
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Die Käfer werden sechs bis acht Millimeter lang. Sie haben einen siegellackroten Halsschild, gleichfarbene Flügeldecken, einen schwarzen Kopf und schwarze Beine. Das Lilienhähnchen ist der verbreitetste Lilien-Schädling im kontinentalen Europa und Eurasien.
The scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle, or lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii), is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds, and flower, of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae. It is now a pest in most temperate climates where lilies are cultivated.
Invasive Destructive Pest - Spotted Lantern Fly Nymph. These insects have caused severe damage to trees and fruit orchards, yet booths nymph and the adult are quite beautiful.
And yes I did destroy this one after photographing it.
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Confronterend boek van Albert Camus over een kuststad ( Oran) in de greep van een dodelijke ziekte
uitgave: de Bezige Bij
Omslag:Pankra
Aphid
Seen during a brief walk in the garden today.
Apologies in advance if I get a bit behind today, I will be having a nap shortly.
Cowpea Aphid (Aphis craccivora)
Still not many insects around the garden. I did spot this Aphid today though.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
Blue Bottle Fly in Golden Light ~ Manzanillo, Mexico
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/7.1, 300mm, 1/1640s
Painted this wall with servo, limit and asesr. Those guys came out from canada, super nice guys had a blast. Sadly limit got to wasted and didn't finish his piece so I will have to post his later.
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UItzicht vanaf Vissersbastion (Halászbástya) over de Donau op Pest gedeelte van Boedapest
Pest is een van de drie steden waaruit de Hongaarse hoofdstad Boedapest ontstond. Het is het grootste, grotendeels vlakke gedeelte van de hoofdstad dat op de linkeroever (oostoever) van de Donau ligt.
Pest beslaat met zijn 352 km² ongeveer twee derde van het grondgebied van de hoofdstad. De Donau scheidt het stadsdeel van Boeda en Óbuda, de andere twee delen van Boedapest, waarmee het in 1873 werd verenigd. Informeel wordt de naam Pest vaak ook gebruikt om heel Boedapest aan te duiden.
In Pest bevinden zich onder meer het zakelijke hart van de stad, het Parlementsgebouw met de verschillende ministeries en het Stadspark met het Heldenplein (Hősök tere). Ook de meeste industrie bevindt zich in Pest.
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View from Fisherman's Bastion (Halászbástya) across the Danube on Pest part of Budapest
Pest is one of the three cities that created the Hungarian capital Budapest. It is the largest, largely flat, part of the capital that lies on the left bank (east bank) of the Danube.
With its 352 km², Pest covers approximately two thirds of the capital's territory. The Danube divides the district from Buda and Óbuda, the other two parts of Budapest, with which it was united in 1873. Informally, the name Pest is often used to indicate the whole of Budapest.
Pest is home to the business heart of the city, the Parliament building with the various ministries and the City Park with the Heroes' Square (Hősök tere). Most industry is also located in Pest.