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Showing posts with label Moths. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moths. Show all posts
Friday, 28 September 2018

Wax moth and Honeybees in France

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Wax moths of both species Achroia grisella and Galleria mellonella which are   commonly known as Lesser Wax Moth and Greater Wax Moth have...
Saturday, 21 October 2017

Hawk moths in France - a simple guide

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   In the UK the Sphingidae family of moths are commonly called Hawk moths and in France they all use the word Sphinx as part of their...
Monday, 30 January 2017

Pine processionary moth and Napoleon 3rd of France

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So now it's warmed up a bit following that rather nasty period of cold weather there are the inevitable sightings of Pine processionar...
Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Deaths head hawkmoth and Great Peacock moth.

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OK, size isn’t everything but the two largest moths we find in France are quite spectacular in both adult form and caterpillar and as such...
Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Bats and mushroom growing underground in France.

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One thing I've learnt is that when you get out and about you never know what that day will bring and that was certainly the case again ...
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...
Monday, 30 December 2013

Twenty plume moth - Alucita-hexadactyla

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Another house guest for the Christmas holiday fluttering round the room was a tiny 20 plume moth. These micro moths are so hard to see in a...