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.
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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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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The common red soldier beetle is also known as the 'bloodsucker' for its striking red appearance, but it is harmless. It is a beneficial garden insect as the adults eat aphids, and the larvae eat other pests. They are 1 cm long.
The common red soldier beetle is a medium-sized, narrow beetle commonly found on open-structured flowers, such as daises, cow parsley and hogweed, during the summer. It can be spotted on grasslands, along hedgerows, and in woodland, parks and gardens. Adults feed on aphids, and also eat pollen and nectar. Larvae prey on ground-dwelling invertebrates, such as slugs and snails, and live at the base of long grasses. The adults spend much of their short, summer lives mating, and can often be seen in pairs.
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.
A pretty beetle with a shiny metallic appearance. They are a pest that feed on soybean plants, we do have more soybeans than we can use so we probably shouldn't begrudge them a nibble.
Seen here in residence on a waining clover flower.
Four-Lined Plant Bugs are considered to be pests, since they occasionally do damage to herbaceous plants, mints, and rarely to wood. The nymphs cause the majority of plant damage.
I’ll conclude the Budapest trip with these two bronzes from the Danube riverfront in Pest, along the Jane Haining Rakpart. Pictures of other people’s art can at best be documentary or travel photograpy. But what the heck. I think that these are quite different in age—the lady & dog are clearly contemporary, by David Raffai. Don’t know the other artist.