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Miner Matters: Eric Carle revisited?
After reading Fay’s blog on the holm oak (Quercus ilex) under attack, I – like you – was in a better position to look for and recognise leaf-mining beasties on campus. What better way to follow her blog than to … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Fagaceae, Insects, Lepidoptera, Moths, Plant Pathology Research Group, Plants
Tagged blotch, E. heringella, Ectoedemia heringella, entomology, frass, gallery, Holm oak, Identification, leaf miner, leaf-mine, lepidoptera, microscopy, Pathology, Quercus ilex, Waheed Arshad
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Leaf-mining moths going conkers…
While strolling around the campus grounds, have you been wondering what’s happening to our horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L., Sapindaceae) trees? Are those brown leaves really showing signs of an early autumn? These leaves are actually changing colour for a … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Insects, Lepidoptera, Plants, Sapindaceae
Tagged Aesculus hippocastanum, autumn, blue tit, Cameraria ohridella, campus, Cyanistes caeruleus, horse chestnut, larva, larvae, leaf miner, pheromone traps, pupa, pupae, reading university, tree, trees, Waheed Arshad, whiteknights
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