Hello, I'm writing this mainly to test the system. Hopefully, when more people know of the facility we shall get discussions on lots of topics. For the time...
Dear Paul, Just a short report, trying out the system, on your theme of storm damage. My main interest to date, has been in the wild flowers of the local...
frederick linehan
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Nov 13, 2002 7:05 am
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Dear Fred, It seems to have been a general phenomenon that ladybirds 'disappeared' after June. There were good numbers early on but one can only suppose that...
Hello everyone, My first post this, so I hope I'm getting it more or less right. I found an odd-looking little ladybird-type thing indoors (Bowes Park, N22) on...
Keir Mottram
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Apr 4, 2003 6:28 am
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Welcome Keir. I think that you have a dermestid of Anthrenus spp - carpet beetles! There is a picture on my site at www.peter-mabbott.supanet.com/otherspec.htm...
Ive been working on my macro photo techniques, and have posted some of the results ( now be kind!!) The Dragonflies are field pictures, the heliophilus...
Dear Simon, Very good pictures. I'm afraid I can't help you with the dragonflies but the hoverfly (web-hfly) looks to me to be Episyrpus balteatus - the double...
Hello all. This is a note to explain any delays in response over the next few weeks. As you know, this site is moderated: all messages and membership ...
There have been some postings on this subject on the archaeological discussion site Britarch. Has the Lnhs any ideas? Peter Pickering (conscious he will have...
Peter Pickering
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Aug 27, 2003 7:34 pm
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Dear all, For those of you who might be interested, my ladybird/ground beetle website is moving to http://www.ladybird-survey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ shortly. ...
Dear Paul Glad to see you are back in harness! First ladybird record for a long time. : My home, on Toilet wall climbing rapidly, one Adalia bipunctata this ...
ken
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Sep 21, 2003 7:34 pm
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Dear Ken, Good to hear that there are still some ladybirds around! As a general point, I think it's best to send records directly to recorders rather than to...
The Natural History Museum and the Royal Entomological Society are arrangin National Insect Week (June 14-20). There is a web-site (still largely under...
Just a reminder to you all that the E&E informal is tomorrow evening, Monday 16th at : Small Chapel, King's Cross Methodist Church, Crestfield Street, London...
For those who did not attend, Dr Tim Sparks from the Phenology Network http://www.phenology.org.uk/ gave a very good presentation at the LNHS Members Day...
Ladies and Gents, I have 'volunteered' to fix some E & E field meetings for the LNHS programme for next winter, October through to end February 05. I'd like...
Mick I would be very interested in going to Isleworth Ait sometime in September, a pretty good time to look at the island for plant galls, I feel. I don't...
ken
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Feb 18, 2004 12:14 am
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Some of you may be interested in this meeting. Regards, Mick. THE BRITISH PLANT GALL SOCIETY INSECT & INVERTEBRATE GROUP MEETING Brocks Hill Country Park &...
Ladies and Gents, you or someone you know may be interested in taking a degree course in Natural History at Kingston University. The course is designed for...
I'm sure you will all be looking for something else to do in the summer .. A survey of the feeding and nesting habits of bumblebees is being organised by...
... This is a good idea, since we have already had four dead bees in our house (three in the dining room one morning). I have no idea how they get in; our ...
Peter Pickering
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Mar 18, 2004 3:33 pm
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Peter, I think you'll find it easier than you expect. I did a trial for this a couple of years ago and trying to make sense of clouds of bumblebees seems ...
A post script. Any study of the causes of Bombus mortality might be useful. I suspect that recent deaths are related to temperature fluctuations. Bees perhaps...
Hello everyone, If the bumble bee survey is not enough to satisfy your appetite this summer, then please consider contributing to this year's square-bashing...
Keir Mottram
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Apr 9, 2004 11:14 pm
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Dear Keir and all, While you're looking for butterflies, bees, or whatever, don't forget to keep a note of any ladybirds - however common or garden .. (a) we...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the London-nhs-invertebrates group. File...
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Apr 14, 2004 2:02 pm
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Following from Paul's last message, I have put up a file with some primitive photos of a ladybird I bagged this morning. I know that markings are highly...