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Colin Purrington<p>I was in New Paltz, NY, last weekend and almost every tree trunk was studded with spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) egg masses. Didn't take me long to find Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Encyrtidae), one of the introduced wasps that parasitizes them. It also goes after spotted lanternfly eggs. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/wasp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wasp</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ipm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipm</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpongyMoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpongyMoth</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Huxley<p>I SAW A LOT OF LYMANTRIA DISPAR, SPONGY MOTH, IN SARATOGA COUNTY AT THE START OF MY ADIRONDACKS TRIP. YET EVEN AS I AM AWARE OF THEIR DESTRUCTIVENESS IN MY PART OF THE WORLD, I CANNOT HELP BUT ADMIRE THEIR BEAUTY.<a href="HTTPS://WWW.INATURALIST.ORG/OBSERVATIONS/170320466#NATURALISTS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">HTTPS://WWW.INATURALIST.ORG/OB</span><span class="invisible">SERVATIONS/170320466#NATURALISTS</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/INATURALIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INATURALIST</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MACROPHOTOGRAPHY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MACROPHOTOGRAPHY</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/INSECTPHOTOGRAPHY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INSECTPHOTOGRAPHY</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/INSECTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INSECTS</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LEPIDOPTERA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LEPIDOPTERA</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MOTHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MOTHS</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/SPONGYMOTH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SPONGYMOTH</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/INVASIVES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INVASIVES</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/INVASIVEINSECTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INVASIVEINSECTS</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/INVASIVEPESTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INVASIVEPESTS</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FORESTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FORESTS</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FORESTRY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FORESTRY</span></a> CC: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@darwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>darwin</span></a></span></p>
Flatbush Gardener 🌈<p>I saw a lot of Lymantria dispar, spongy moth, in Saratoga County at the start of my Adirondacks trip. Yet even as I am aware of their destructiveness in my part of the world, I cannot help but admire their beauty.</p><p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170320466" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/1</span><span class="invisible">70320466</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Naturalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Naturalists</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/InsectPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moths</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/SpongyMoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpongyMoth</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Invasives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Invasives</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/InvasiveInsects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveInsects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/InvasivePests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasivePests</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forests</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forestry</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Adirondacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adirondacks</span></a></p><p>cc: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@darwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>darwin</span></a></span></p>