Bug of the Week

Like many invaders from afar, the box tree moth is subject to attack by native predators in the invaded realm including the DMV. Here you see a bronze jumping spider feeding on a hapless box tree moth.

In last week’s episode, we caught up with the

At the time of this post, adult box tree moths are on the wing in the DMV depositing eggs on leaves of boxwoods.

In August last year, we reported the discovery of a new invasive pest called the

On the sooty mold-blackened trunk of a Tree of Heaven, an emperor butterfly sips sugary honeydew excreted by a band of sap-feeding spotted lanternflies.

As the name implies, the frisky hackberry emperor butterfly is a North American native whose larvae feed on wonderful native hardwood trees ...

Stink bugs lining up on my doorframe just waiting for the chance to enter.

Early in spring, we visited

Spoiler alert: The match between the spotted lanternfly vs spotted orb weaver will go to the spider.

A few episodes ago we learned the fate of an unlucky spotted lanternfly that had a paralyzing encounter with a pair of scrappy