What a happy coincidence last week when I spotted the season’s first ladybugs and watched the first fireflies click on their little lamps. No doubt you already know that ladyBUGS are actually beetles. Fireflies are beetles, too, and just like ladybugs, they can fly. The difference is that fireflies belong to the family Lampyridae, many | read more →

Every day can be Earth Day in our habitat gardens, as we celebrate our wildlife on native or adapted plants. I was thrilled to be on the spot when this graceful white-lined sphinx moth dashed around my pink evening primrose. You can see why it’s commonly called a hummingbird moth! We often think of bees | read more →