... unlikely in ... Actually, in London Lasius niger is active for most of the year although not usually in massive numbers in the winter. Also, this February...
I've received the 'larvae' and won't trouble you with a picture (there are some on the web). These are the giant willow aphid Tuberolachnus salignus. Quite...
In the summer I came across an unusual insect under a cover on my parents-in-law's narrowboat in Cheshire. Could anyone help me in identifying it. A picture...
Might be worth reminding people that one of the insects recorded during National Insect Week last year was the cinnabar moth so would be worth passing this...
Hello all, I don't wish to suggest that our British e-groups don't usually fill the need for identification and discussion of British invertebrates but ... ...
hi Paul not a Dutch group but a Belgian one : that s why language used is free between Dutch speaking and French speaking and of course English :=) cheers paul...
So sorry. I had thought it was Belgian but something strongly suggested to me that it was centred on the Netherlands. Thanks, Paul M ... free ... a ... which ...
Hi everyone, Bit of a strange question, but does anyone know of any work on the feeding preferences of the root aphid, Anoecia nemoralis? I'm interested...
Hello, new to the group, and owner of a North-West European e- group ! Rather vaguely focused too (the group, I mean - it's mainly about insect photography)...
Can I suggest looking at the plants growing on top of the ant hills might be a start? Because the aphids are a major ant food source for Lasius flavus the ants...
Hello, I looked up the title topic on the list archives, and I thought the following could be of interest : this late October, we had our first ever invasion...
Thanks Mike, As you have surmised that is where we started, we know which plants grow on the top of the ant mounds, and we also know that this assemblage...
Darrel, This is a tough one. Received wisdom is that the ants actively chew the root tips, reducing the ability of the plants to survive where these are not a ...
... In addition, Holdobler and Wilson state that some studies have shown that aphids attended by ants can postpone the production of winged forms, implying...
Another thought. BWARS now have a yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars). It's open, so you can join. Since I joined there has not been a single...
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Well, I'm the owner of the Belgian syrphidae list, but this is of more regional interest and is in this strange mixture of French, Dutch, and English which...
Thanks Mike, Much appreciated, this has been very useful, and it should certainly give some more avenues to explore. Our student is a member of BWARS, and this...
Thanks to Paul, Philippe and Joris - interesting and useful sites. Nothing to do with insects but could someone clarify Belgian languages for me: I thought...
hi Paul, yes it is Flemish belgians do speak Dutch, Walloon belgian do speak French plus normally another language but in Belgium: many French speaking people...
Well, its a fairly new group with very few mwmbers at present. Regards Matt Richard Price <richard.price@...> wrote: I posted a message to it but no one...
dear all I would like to clarify the real meaning of the following words regarding insects and phytophagy : monophagy :: does it mean that an insect does feed...