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Showing posts with label Beetles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beetles. Show all posts
Thursday, 21 March 2019

Assassin bug the Masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, in France

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Masked hunter, Reduvius personatus ,  Réduve masque Found in most regions of France this member of the True bug family is known as an ...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Beetles in the Firewood in France

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Every year in France , usually from about February, some people find their houses invaded by small red or reddish-brown beetles. This is...
Sunday, 9 December 2018

Hedgerows and Dry Stone Walls in France

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As soon as we start to take a look at either Hedgerows or Dry stone walls it soon becomes clear that in France as in many parts of the UK ...
Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Violet Oil Beetle in France

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Oil beetles are another one of those species that not everyone is comfortable with due to their interesting life cycle which we’ll come to....
Saturday, 14 June 2014

In our fields recently.

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It’s fair to say that our fields aren't the most exciting habitat in the region although they probably are the most species rich as a w...
Thursday, 15 May 2014

Pesticides, Herbicides, Fungicides and GM crops all in the French news.

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How the time flies when you’re busy and when the bees are swarming it doesn’t leave time for much else, especially if you are like me and a...
Monday, 17 February 2014

Spring is in the air - well almost.

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Not quite out of the woods yet with a sharp cold spell always possible ‘til mid March but today after all the rain the sun is finally shini...
Saturday, 11 January 2014

What's hiding under the hive roof

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I think it's best to start for non Bee keepers with a short explanation of a basic hive structure. Shown below is a French Dadant Ruche...