BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY
This I had to write but really it’s no more than an extended moaning session. And be warned that it includes some vernacular that some...
CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE WOOD AND THE TREES
Researching a few scolytids recently, I was prompted to take a look at the European timber trade. And I wish I had not. The statistics...
Why we must continue to destroy our planet
Ok, so be warned that this blog is likely to be a bit weird. Actually that might suggest our blogs are not usually weird, which they do...
SALES PEOPLE NEEDED
I am always amazed when I hear about somebody beyond the age of twenty suddenly becoming interested in beetles, and even more so when...
Nocturnal Pleasures
This is the time of year when lots of entomologists are staying indoors and turning their attention to specimens sampled earlier in the...
That which we call a rose...
Saw an interesting post on facebook a few days ago featuring the Four-spot Treerunner. Yes, you read that right, the Four-spot...
Can't see the wood or the trees!
Can’t see the wood or the trees We are very lucky in Watford to have a few acres of exceptionally fine wooded parkland, this is...
Things just keep on getting better
It’s really good to see people like my friends Sharon and Emily going out into the field to photograph beetles, because it demonstrates a...
Why Ground Beetles are the best
The one question I am always asked by people who want to get serious about beetles is this: what’s the best group to begin with? And the...
Scarce and threatened, right?
We do like reading the various works with titles that begin something like ‘A Review of the Scarce and Threatened...’ and continue with a...
