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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.
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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.
This Robin was catching insects on my rose bush, as it is feeding it's young in next door's garden. Taken this morning through the window.
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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.
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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Obviously a shield bug, I think it's a Carpocoris purpureipennis. There seem to be more of them this year than usual. I don't think that I just didn't noticed them in previous years because with their vibrant colours they are hard to overlook, especially if you crawl over meadows in search of possible photo subjects. The pretty fellow is considered as an agricultural pest because he can damage soybean, beans, cabbage, carrots, raspberries, strawberries, potatoes, radish, wheat and apple trees. This information would have dampened my enthusiasm if I had found him and his numerous relatives in my garden but he lives on a meadow outside town and therefore isn't my problem.
These are what appears to be two siblings huddling together. Such gorgeous looking little characters. Little Owls were introduced to New Zealand from Germany between 1906 and 1910, with the intention that they would help control the numbers of small introduced birds, which were becoming a pest in grain and fruit crops. With the exception of one pair released in Rotorua, all were liberated in the South Island. Little owls bob up and down if startled and have an undulating flight pattern.
Blue Green Aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi)
Quite of few of these pests around now. Hopefully the Ladybirds will arrive soon.
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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.
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This is really a tiny insect, the Pea Weevil which is a pest to pea and bean plants. I am not sure if it is of the Lady Mantle plant which it is on! I think it is on the leaf, as you can see, to access the plenty of water drops to drink from!
Blue mint beetle crawls on a leaf in Parkland, Florida. The insect shows bright colors and details while sitting still on the plant during daylight hours.
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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Cowpea Aphid (Aphis craccivora)
Still not many insects around the garden. I did spot this Aphid today though.
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Blue Bottle Fly in Golden Light ~ Manzanillo, Mexico
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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.
View from the Citadel with on left side Boeda and on the right Pest. The city is split in half by the Donau. Boeda is on the hill and captures a lot of historic sight to see and Pest is flat also with a lot of historic features but there are also very trendy bars,restaurants and shops. They even have their on kind of Champs Elysee :-)
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.
I didn’t realize that Budapest is actually comprised of two distinct areas, Buda and Pest, separated by the Danube River until I arrived there. It is another enchanting European city, steeped in history and filled with endless places to explore. I captured this photo early one morning in the biting cold of spring! I can still remember my phone and my other electronics shutting down unexpectedly because of the freezing wind!