May 8, 2025

Winter in the Greenhouse

I love the idea of growing tropical plants during the Maine winter. Maybe I’m crazy. The lab research associated with the Bugs in our Backyard project …

The story of the red-shouldered soapberry bug

In addition to this blog, our website has what will eventually become a series of pages describing the natural history of several species of true …

Bug Guides

When I tell people about Bugs in our Backyard, they often ask how to identify the common host plants, like the golden rain tree. Thankfully, it is …

Host plants

Let’s take a moment to define a term that’s used frequent on this site. A host plant is a plant that supports the existence of …