Bill Parker is “just an old retired guy (ceramic engineer – not a biologist) who considers himself a student of natural history.” Bill volunteers at the Dungeness River Audubon Center and the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and has run some moth programs at the nature center and at Sequim Bay State Park to encourage kids …
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This post comes courtesy of Katie Barry, a Ph.D. student in Stefan Schnitzer’s lab group at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. I am especially excited for you all to read about Katie because she was my field assistant in the summers of 2009 and 2010. Katie was the best assistant I could have asked …
Doug is a long time birder (40+ years) who retired to upstate SC and discovered butterflies 4 years ago. He recently bought the new Petersen Field Guide to Moths plus a black light and has been completely amazed at the variety and coloration of moths which he had thought of as non-descript brown or grey jobbies. …
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Jim Wright is hosting a NMW event in Allendale, NJ, at the historic Fell House on Thursday, July 26. Jim’s set up consists of two CFL blacklights and a fluorescent light to attract moths and other insects. The event is sponsored by the Fyke Nature Association and the Concerned Citizens of Allendale. The Fyke Nature …
In addition to donating a book, Jim has graciously supplied us with a blog post: “I am a life-long Minnesotan with a M. S. in Zoology from the University of Minnesota. I’ve been studying moths since 1989 (but also as a boy, and again as a teen), mostly in Minnesota and Costa Rica. I do a …
Nicole Parker is a graduate student in the Department of Entomology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. As the social chair for the Entomological Graduate Organization (EGO), a group dedicated to encouraging graduate students to be more involved and proactive within the department, she thought this would be a great opportunity to gather the …
Stockton’s Jamie Cromartie is organizing a local celebration of National Moth Week. Here are the events: 1. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Thursday, July 26. 3-6 pm in the Arts and Sciences Building, Room 210: Demonstration on moths – how to preserve and identify specimens and how to bait for collecting them 7-8:30 pm …
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is celebrating National Moth Week and everyone is invited to Moths All Night! Join the fun July 28, 2012 from 8PM – 4AM at Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh, NC. Our night of moth fun and science will begin with a brief introduction to moths in our outdoor …
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Amazone Nature Lodge in French Guiana will be hosting a National Moth Week event. Amazone Nature Lodge is located in the Kaw Mountains of French Guiana, and serves nature lovers, scientists, students, and tourists looking for a place to study, observe and enjoy nature. During NMW the team at Amazone Nature Lodge will observe moths …
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The Love Motel for Insects: Washington DC Variation by Brandon Ballengée Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Summer 2012 Inspired by the shape of dragonfly wings, this sculpture will utilize ultra-violet lights to attract insects and become a public platform for varied local entomology/ ecology themed programs. The primary objective will be to create opportunities for …
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