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At last, Luna-cy

June 26, 2020 - Like all too much in the natural and human worlds, the good things, from giant silk moths to songbirds—I'd best not get...
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The plague, Gypsy Moth edition

June 23, 2017 - The End—the Gypsy Moth plague—arrived suddenly and without much advanced warning. Oh, I had seen a few dead caterpillars...
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Different dining

May 04, 2017 - When the Tent Caterpillar nests on the wild cherries became obvious last week, I was sorely tempted to remove them befor...
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There goes the neighborhood

May 01, 2017 - What a birthday present! I wanted a new supertelephoto lens, a Nikon all-in-one p900, a DJI drone, or, at least, a Hasti...
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Worrisome reminder

April 07, 2017 - The sun came out, but it would not, of course, dry up all the rain... at least, not for several days, particularly at to...
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Bad things to come

July 07, 2016 - A new day. A new refuge. An old, depressing story. Now, of course, this isn't exactly always true, because usually, a ne...
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The survivors

June 28, 2016 - It's been a very bad year for Gypsy Moths, and in some places, the defoliation is almost of March proportions. But a cou...
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A blessing from pathogens

June 13, 2016 - Over the past few days, I've begun to notice something that seemed almost too good to be true: the local Gypsy Moths app...
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The beginning of the end... hopefully

April 25, 2016 - I took advantage of a fabulous "daily deal" at the B&H Photo website and bought a bargain-priced ringlight that, I hoped...
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The first winter moths

November 28, 2015 - The first of the Winter Moths, a viciously invasive species imported from Europe via Canada, have started to appear at t...
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Next year's plague

July 14, 2015 - The Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus that laid waste to countless Gypsy Moth caterpillars did a fine job of knocking down popu...
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Plague's end

June 27, 2015 - It has been a pretty bad year for Gypsy Moths, and though the defoliation is spotty, there are places around here where...
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They're back

June 20, 2015 - Sometimes an accident turns out for the best... and then there are the Gypsy Moths. The happy accident is this photograp...
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