Bug Eric

The media, and overzealous advocates for the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus , have convinced the public that the sky continues to fall...

It has not been my intent to deprive you of new content on this blog, but personal realities have dictated that I put my energies elsewhere,...

A couple weeks ago I ran a post suggesting that efforts to save individual insects often is a waste of time, or at least was a misplaced in...

I confess I have come to dislike the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus , but it has nothing to do with the lovely insect itself. My objec...

We might as well refer to “Earth Day” as “Bug Day.” Insects, arachnids, and other arthropods account for over 80% of the planet’s biodivers...