Asparagus beetles are insects that belong to the family Chrysomelidae. Like the name suggests, these […]
Category: Backyard Garden
An Admirable Red Admiral
Our 11 year old neighbour who lives across the back alley from our house in […]
Photographing Backyard Insects
I had a quiet day at home while Jocie and the kids were up at […]
Return of the Tent Caterpillar
I was out supervising the neighbourhood kids bicycling in the back alley when I noticed […]
A Succulent Story
Guest Post by Jocie Brooks Whenever I come in my back door, I’m greeted by […]
Garden Gold
We’ve recently added a winter layer of seaweed to the garden and, in addition to […]
A Couple More Flies
I’ve spent some time wandering through BugGuide.Net trying to figure out some of the backyard […]
A Few More Flies
On the odd sunny day these last two weeks I’ve been focused on trying to […]
Hazelnut Harvest
We’ve always liked growing our own food and have four very productive raised beds in […]
A Tough Tachinid
I recently read an excellent post by Julia Craves over at Urban Dragon Hunters about […]