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Sara’s Revision of Ogdoecosta
Congratulations to doctoral candidate, Sara López-Pérez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México on the publication of the genus revision that she led. We have worked together for several years now,...
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Baby insects, sonic youth
One phase of the “Beetles of Peru” project is winding down, so I am pulling new/overlooked projects to the front burner. Baby cassidines – eggs, larvae, and pupae – are needing some love and...
View ArticleBeetle babies prepare for photo shoot, Step 2
Once insects are cleaned up (Step 1, previous blog), I run them through a dehydration series from 70% ethanol to 100% ethanol. This takes about 2 days for my small insects. Then they are immersed in...
View ArticleAnd down came an exhibition
The traveling exhibit, “Facing up to Beetles: An Entomologist’s Perspective”, has been showing in Wayne, NE, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Barbara Hayford, Professor of Biology at Wayne State College....
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A new species of lady beetle to honor this beetle lady!
My systematic inventory of beetles in Peru has discovered many, many new species. There is a long lag between recognizing you have a new species among the specimens and getting around to the...
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Cloud forests lose life-giving mists under climate change
News of the lost mist forest in Peru
View ArticleNew grant, funded by Brazil’s CNPq and FAPESP
My colleague and co-author Margarete Macedo introduced the idea of this grant back in 2014, and the proposal was submitted in 2015. Although awarded, the funds were not given out until recently. The...
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Chrysomela 55, online
Many researchers work on Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles), carrying out investigations that range from systematics to chemical controls. We read each others works in a huge range of journals. If we are...
View ArticleRenew, Recalibrate, and Ready to Go!
What happened since my last blog in March??? I did not get bored, was not lazy, and did not forget. In fact, the opposite happened – many exciting developments. It was easier to Tweet a phrase and...
View ArticleTo be or not to be…an Editor?
I am not the most wonderful, eloquent writer but I work at it. I can easily revise a manuscript a 1000 times and still find a word or even entire sentences to revise or remove after my publication...
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