Sunday, 1 February 2026

Entomology Update - January 2026

After a freezing start, January was mostly ... wet, limiting entomology opportunities. 

Phone-based retirement
The weather hasn't helped but are we all spending too much time on our phones? 

An odd spot
The ladybirds appear to be plotting something, I'm not sure what they are up to. 

News from Elsewhere

Tiny forests ... are an (expensive) con
But don't take my word for it: Tiny forests, huge claims: The evidence gap behind the Miyawaki method for forest restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, e70242. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70242

A new paper shows that the sensory pits on the cuticle of planthopper nymphs (Fulgoromorpha) sense electric fields.

Blue Shieldbug, Zicrona caerulea