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The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. Here are the approximate ingredient amounts for the Eradicator in case you’d like to make your own refills: 2 1/2 tbsp sucrose, 1 tsp salt, 1/16 tsp yeast. Then add warm water to fillline.
TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH » COLIN PURRINGTONSEE MORE ONCOLINPURRINGTON.COM
DIY MOSQUITO TRAP USING A PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE » COLINSEE MORENEW CONTENT WILL BE ADDED ABOVE THE CURRENT AREA OF FOCUS UPON SELECTIONSEE MORE ON COLINPURRINGTON.COM EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those GUIDE TO BUILDING AND MANAGING A MASON BEE HOTEL » COLIN For larger hole sizes you want, ideally, 6 inches of depth. Shorter (4″) tunnels are fine but can result in a male-biased brood sex ratios. If you want to encourage population growth, encouraging the production of females is important. So buy long bits (I really like my 5/16″ auger bit, shown in drill below). KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN In case you are looking for a way to kill mosquitoes without sprays, here are three types of traps that kill pregnant (gravid) mosquitoes that are searching for water in which to oviposit. Each is filled with water and decomposing plant matter (hay, compressed rabbit food, or leaves), then equipped with special lids (and sticky WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Shaving your legs to deter ticks. People shave their legs for a variety of reasons: to look younger, to look less like men, to show off tattoos, to show off muscle definition, to improve athletic performance, to facilitate post-accident wound cleaning (cyclists), and, apparently, to get a pleasurable sensory overload when wearingclothing.
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The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. Here are the approximate ingredient amounts for the Eradicator in case you’d like to make your own refills: 2 1/2 tbsp sucrose, 1 tsp salt, 1/16 tsp yeast. Then add warm water to fillline.
TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH » COLIN PURRINGTONSEE MORE ONCOLINPURRINGTON.COM
DIY MOSQUITO TRAP USING A PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE » COLINSEE MORENEW CONTENT WILL BE ADDED ABOVE THE CURRENT AREA OF FOCUS UPON SELECTIONSEE MORE ON COLINPURRINGTON.COM EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those GUIDE TO BUILDING AND MANAGING A MASON BEE HOTEL » COLIN For larger hole sizes you want, ideally, 6 inches of depth. Shorter (4″) tunnels are fine but can result in a male-biased brood sex ratios. If you want to encourage population growth, encouraging the production of females is important. So buy long bits (I really like my 5/16″ auger bit, shown in drill below). KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN In case you are looking for a way to kill mosquitoes without sprays, here are three types of traps that kill pregnant (gravid) mosquitoes that are searching for water in which to oviposit. Each is filled with water and decomposing plant matter (hay, compressed rabbit food, or leaves), then equipped with special lids (and sticky WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Shaving your legs to deter ticks. People shave their legs for a variety of reasons: to look younger, to look less like men, to show off tattoos, to show off muscle definition, to improve athletic performance, to facilitate post-accident wound cleaning (cyclists), and, apparently, to get a pleasurable sensory overload when wearingclothing.
COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISC nature photography / natural history / misc. Houdini flies (Cacoxenus indagator) are newly introduced to the United States and are likely to ravage mason bee nests and the crops that depend on them for pollination.If you have bee hotel, this fly is reason #1 why you should use removable paper tubes that allow sorting of infested and uninfested brood cells. YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON Mosquito Dynamiter. Owner claims the device will eradicate up to 95% of mosquitoes in 15 days for up to 90 days. Says mosquitoes “literally explode”. It appears to be a black version of its Wasp & Bee Sugar Trap. Made by Vic West Brands based in Austin, Texas, and owned by Nick Olynyk, an expert on junior hockey. THE HORRORS OF MASS-PRODUCED BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why cheap mason bee houses can end up hurting bee populations. I live in Pennsylvania (USA), so some of the issues might be specific to my location. And to the species that live here, of course. Check with your local authorities for more detailed advice. 1. Nesting blocks, tubes, reeds are DOES THE SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH ATTRACT MOSQUITOES Does the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech attract mosquitoes? 4 Replies. This post evaluates the claim on the label, “mosquitoes will gather near them”. Per the company, it is the first step in how the device kills mosquitoes. I.e., the device needs to attract mosquitoes if it isgoing to work.
WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON The compressive force of established English ivy stems can deform tree limbs and causes decreased growth. Starves trees of light. When English ivy makes its way in to the canopy of a tree, lower branches of the tree get shaded die, leading eventually to 15 MOSQUITO-CONTROL STRATEGIES AND DEVICES THAT DON'T WORK Health officials love to remind people to use DEET and other CDC-approved repellents, but they tend to shy away from telling the public what doesn’t work. As a result, millions of people adopt ineffective techniques and gimmicky devices. These people are not only subjecting themselves to annoying mosquito bites, they are increasingthe likelihood that
IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST OF THE SPECIES THAT SURVIVES It is not the strongest of the species that survives. 1 Reply. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most adaptable to change.”. This quotation is one of the most popular and misattributed phrases on the internet — most people think it’s something Charles Darwin wrote. Hedidn’t.
HORIZONTAL CONFERENCE POSTER TEMPLATE PUT. LOGOS. HERE. Doing so crowds the title and visually distracts from important graphics. Put logo on your business card, not poster. DO NOT PUT LOGOS here, either. COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISCDESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERSPHOTOGRAPHSMISCEVOLUTIONSHOPPEABOUTCONTACT
The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. Here are the approximate ingredient amounts for the Eradicator in case you’d like to make your own refills: 2 1/2 tbsp sucrose, 1 tsp salt, 1/16 tsp yeast. Then add warm water to fillline.
DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. That could mean full refunds for everyone who ever purchased the device. Scientists haven’t published findings on whether the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech is able to kill mosquitoes. When I used a camera to spy on one in my yard, no mosquitoes arrived. CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON Mosquito Dynamiter. Owner claims the device will eradicate up to 95% of mosquitoes in 15 days for up to 90 days. Says mosquitoes “literally explode”. It appears to be a black version of its Wasp & Bee Sugar Trap. Made by Vic West Brands based in Austin, Texas, and owned by Nick Olynyk, an expert on junior hockey. DIY MOSQUITO TRAP USING A PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE » COLINSEE MORENEW CONTENT WILL BE ADDED ABOVE THE CURRENT AREA OF FOCUS UPON SELECTIONSEE MORE ON COLINPURRINGTON.COM SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISCDESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERSPHOTOGRAPHSMISCEVOLUTIONSHOPPEABOUTCONTACT
The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. Here are the approximate ingredient amounts for the Eradicator in case you’d like to make your own refills: 2 1/2 tbsp sucrose, 1 tsp salt, 1/16 tsp yeast. Then add warm water to fillline.
DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. That could mean full refunds for everyone who ever purchased the device. Scientists haven’t published findings on whether the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech is able to kill mosquitoes. When I used a camera to spy on one in my yard, no mosquitoes arrived. CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON Mosquito Dynamiter. Owner claims the device will eradicate up to 95% of mosquitoes in 15 days for up to 90 days. Says mosquitoes “literally explode”. It appears to be a black version of its Wasp & Bee Sugar Trap. Made by Vic West Brands based in Austin, Texas, and owned by Nick Olynyk, an expert on junior hockey. DIY MOSQUITO TRAP USING A PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE » COLINSEE MORENEW CONTENT WILL BE ADDED ABOVE THE CURRENT AREA OF FOCUS UPON SELECTIONSEE MORE ON COLINPURRINGTON.COM SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are THE HORRORS OF MASS-PRODUCED BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why cheap mason bee houses can end up hurting bee populations. I live in Pennsylvania (USA), so some of the issues might be specific to my location. And to the species that live here, of course. Check with your local authorities for more detailed advice. 1. Nesting blocks, tubes, reeds are ADDING PHOTO CREDITS TO TALK SLIDES » COLIN PURRINGTON Adding photo credits to talk slides. Here are two examples of how to provide attribution — author’s name, copyright status, source — on an image. The first is just to use white text. Situate it either horizontally or vertically (it doesn’t matter). The second photograph show the attribution inside a black bar. WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. HOW TO KILL SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES » COLIN PURRINGTON Tree-of-heaven fruiting; To kill a tree-of-heaven you need to chop it down and then treat stump with herbicide (instructions).Alternatively, treat with herbicide (e.g., drill holes into trunk, squirt in herbicide such as glyphosate, tape over holes), wait until it dies (~1 month), then chop it down. If you skip the herbicide step you’ll just end up making it angry and you’ll have dozens of KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN DIY gravid ovitrap with observation window (for viewing trapped larvae). Every homeowner should have them. Coupled with other preventative measures (eliminating stagnant water, reducing excess vegetation, etc.), you can knock back mosquito levels and enjoy your yard again.Five units is probably sufficient for an average yard but I plan on making a few more this summer just to make sure. WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON The compressive force of established English ivy stems can deform tree limbs and causes decreased growth. Starves trees of light. When English ivy makes its way in to the canopy of a tree, lower branches of the tree get shaded die, leading eventually to GUIDE TO BUILDING AND MANAGING A MASON BEE HOTEL » COLIN Swap nesting materials regularly. The ideal bee hotel is one that allows all the nesting material to be removed each year (or so). By installing fresh nesting material, new tenants each spring will get to move into tunnels free of kleptoparasitic pollen mites and pathogenicfungi.
ETYMOLOGY OF GARTER SNAKE » COLIN PURRINGTON Etymology of garter snake. Even though “garter snake” has been the common name for Thamnophis sirtalis for over 200 years, I discovered this week that people who know a lot about garter snakes don’t agree on why. There are two theories: (1) the snakes were named after stocking garters and (2) sirtalis is the Latin word for stocking TEMPLATES FOR PORTRAIT-STYLE SCIENCE POSTERS » COLIN Templates for portrait-style science posters. Just a website update for those who care about scientific posters: added two Powerpoint templates with portrait-style orientation. The one on the left is for people who love columns. But I like a big space for results so that you can show off the big finding, so I prefer the one on the right. COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISCDESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERSPHOTOGRAPHSMISCEVOLUTIONSHOPPEABOUTCONTACT
nature photography / natural history / misc. Houdini flies (Cacoxenus indagator) are newly introduced to the United States and are likely to ravage mason bee nests and the crops that depend on them for pollination.If you have bee hotel, this fly is reason #1 why you should use removable paper tubes that allow sorting of infested and uninfested brood cells. SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH Here’s a table comparing the two attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) sold by Spartan Mosquito. Please feel free to share on Facebook, Nextdoor, and Pinterest. If you see anything that needs updating, please let me know. Notes Spartan Mosquito no longer makes the Eradicator but it is still available at some retailers. Thecompany has
DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON If you’re even remotely interested in killing mosquitoes, you’ve probably seen ads for plastic tubes that are filled with water, sugar, and yeast. The marketing pitch is that the thousands of mosquitoes lurking in your yard will be drawn to the devices by carbon dioxide (emitted by yeast when it consumes sugar), then will all TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 DIY MOSQUITO TRAP USING A PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE » COLINSEE MORENEW CONTENT WILL BE ADDED ABOVE THE CURRENT AREA OF FOCUS UPON SELECTIONSEE MORE ON COLINPURRINGTON.COM SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. Beediverse Bee Foster Bee With Me Buzz Heroes CJ COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISCDESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERSPHOTOGRAPHSMISCEVOLUTIONSHOPPEABOUTCONTACT
nature photography / natural history / misc. Houdini flies (Cacoxenus indagator) are newly introduced to the United States and are likely to ravage mason bee nests and the crops that depend on them for pollination.If you have bee hotel, this fly is reason #1 why you should use removable paper tubes that allow sorting of infested and uninfested brood cells. SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH Here’s a table comparing the two attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) sold by Spartan Mosquito. Please feel free to share on Facebook, Nextdoor, and Pinterest. If you see anything that needs updating, please let me know. Notes Spartan Mosquito no longer makes the Eradicator but it is still available at some retailers. Thecompany has
DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON If you’re even remotely interested in killing mosquitoes, you’ve probably seen ads for plastic tubes that are filled with water, sugar, and yeast. The marketing pitch is that the thousands of mosquitoes lurking in your yard will be drawn to the devices by carbon dioxide (emitted by yeast when it consumes sugar), then will all TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 DIY MOSQUITO TRAP USING A PLASTIC SODA BOTTLE » COLINSEE MORENEW CONTENT WILL BE ADDED ABOVE THE CURRENT AREA OF FOCUS UPON SELECTIONSEE MORE ON COLINPURRINGTON.COM SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. Beediverse Bee Foster Bee With Me Buzz Heroes CJ DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are THE HORRORS OF MASS-PRODUCED BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why cheap mason bee houses can end up hurting bee populations. I live in Pennsylvania (USA), so some of the issues might be specific to my location. And to the species that live here, of course. Check with your local authorities for more detailed advice. 1. Nesting blocks, tubes, reeds are ADDING PHOTO CREDITS TO TALK SLIDES » COLIN PURRINGTON Note that you can search for images with particular usage settings with any of the search engines listed here.If you regularly use the internet to find images for lectures, consider installing a Creative Commons browser plugin to facilitate those searches. As always, if you’re unsure of the copyright status of an image, assume that’s it’s fully copyrighted. HOW TO KILL SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES » COLIN PURRINGTON Tree-of-heaven fruiting; To kill a tree-of-heaven you need to chop it down and then treat stump with herbicide (instructions).Alternatively, treat with herbicide (e.g., drill holes into trunk, squirt in herbicide such as glyphosate, tape over holes), wait until it dies (~1 month), then chop it down. If you skip the herbicide step you’ll just end up making it angry and you’ll have dozens of WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. Beediverse Bee Foster Bee With Me Buzz Heroes CJ KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN DIY gravid ovitrap with observation window (for viewing trapped larvae). Every homeowner should have them. Coupled with other preventative measures (eliminating stagnant water, reducing excess vegetation, etc.), you can knock back mosquito levels and enjoy your yard again.Five units is probably sufficient for an average yard but I plan on making a few more this summer just to make sure. WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON This fall I decided to pull up all the English ivy (Hedera helix) in my yard, something I’d been meaning to do for 20 years.I was pushed into action by hordes of Asian tiger mosquitoes (they hide in it) but there were other reasons, too, and I thought I’d post the complete list in case others might be on the fence about this invasive, destructive, non-native weed. GUIDE TO BUILDING AND MANAGING A MASON BEE HOTEL » COLIN Swap nesting materials regularly. The ideal bee hotel is one that allows all the nesting material to be removed each year (or so). By installing fresh nesting material, new tenants each spring will get to move into tunnels free of kleptoparasitic pollen mites and pathogenicfungi.
ETYMOLOGY OF GARTER SNAKE » COLIN PURRINGTON Even though “garter snake” has been the common name for Thamnophis sirtalis for over 200 years, I discovered this week that people who know a lot about garter snakes don’t agree on why.There are two theories: (1) the snakes were named after stocking garters and (2) sirtalis is the Latin word for stocking garters and thus the common name was derived from the Latin binomial. TEMPLATES FOR PORTRAIT-STYLE SCIENCE POSTERS » COLIN Just a website update for those who care about scientific posters: added two Powerpoint templates with portrait-style orientation. The one on the left is for people who love columns. But I like a big space for results so that you can show off the big finding, so I prefer theone on the right. I
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The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. Here are the approximate ingredient amounts for the Eradicator in case you’d like to make your own refills: 2 1/2 tbsp sucrose, 1 tsp salt, 1/16 tsp yeast. Then add warm water to fillline.
DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. That could mean full refunds for everyone who ever purchased the device. Scientists haven’t published findings on whether the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech is able to kill mosquitoes. When I used a camera to spy on one in my yard, no mosquitoes arrived. TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTONBETTER POSTER TEMPLATEBETTER SCIENTIFIC POSTER There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN In case you are looking for a way to kill mosquitoes without sprays, here are three types of traps that kill pregnant (gravid) mosquitoes that are searching for water in which to oviposit. Each is filled with water and decomposing plant matter (hay, compressed rabbit food, or leaves), then equipped with special lids (and sticky WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON The compressive force of established English ivy stems can deform tree limbs and causes decreased growth. Starves trees of light. When English ivy makes its way in to the canopy of a tree, lower branches of the tree get shaded die, leading eventually to SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Shaving your legs to deter ticks. People shave their legs for a variety of reasons: to look younger, to look less like men, to show off tattoos, to show off muscle definition, to improve athletic performance, to facilitate post-accident wound cleaning (cyclists), and, apparently, to get a pleasurable sensory overload when wearingclothing.
ETYMOLOGY OF GARTER SNAKE » COLIN PURRINGTONARIZONA GARTER SNAKE PICTURESEASTERN GARTER SNAKE IMAGESGARTER SNAKE INFOARE GARTER SNAKES DANGEROUSARE GARTER SNAKES POISONOUSCALIFORNIA RED SIDED GARTER SNAKE Etymology of garter snake. Even though “garter snake” has been the common name for Thamnophis sirtalis for over 200 years, I discovered this week that people who know a lot about garter snakes don’t agree on why. There are two theories: (1) the snakes were named after stocking garters and (2) sirtalis is the Latin word for stocking COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISCDESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERSPHOTOGRAPHSMISCEVOLUTIONSHOPPEABOUTCONTACT
The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. Here are the approximate ingredient amounts for the Eradicator in case you’d like to make your own refills: 2 1/2 tbsp sucrose, 1 tsp salt, 1/16 tsp yeast. Then add warm water to fillline.
DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is the focus of a $5 million class-action lawsuit. That could mean full refunds for everyone who ever purchased the device. Scientists haven’t published findings on whether the Spartan Mosquito Pro Tech is able to kill mosquitoes. When I used a camera to spy on one in my yard, no mosquitoes arrived. TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTONBETTER POSTER TEMPLATEBETTER SCIENTIFIC POSTER There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN In case you are looking for a way to kill mosquitoes without sprays, here are three types of traps that kill pregnant (gravid) mosquitoes that are searching for water in which to oviposit. Each is filled with water and decomposing plant matter (hay, compressed rabbit food, or leaves), then equipped with special lids (and sticky WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON The compressive force of established English ivy stems can deform tree limbs and causes decreased growth. Starves trees of light. When English ivy makes its way in to the canopy of a tree, lower branches of the tree get shaded die, leading eventually to SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Shaving your legs to deter ticks. People shave their legs for a variety of reasons: to look younger, to look less like men, to show off tattoos, to show off muscle definition, to improve athletic performance, to facilitate post-accident wound cleaning (cyclists), and, apparently, to get a pleasurable sensory overload when wearingclothing.
ETYMOLOGY OF GARTER SNAKE » COLIN PURRINGTONARIZONA GARTER SNAKE PICTURESEASTERN GARTER SNAKE IMAGESGARTER SNAKE INFOARE GARTER SNAKES DANGEROUSARE GARTER SNAKES POISONOUSCALIFORNIA RED SIDED GARTER SNAKE Etymology of garter snake. Even though “garter snake” has been the common name for Thamnophis sirtalis for over 200 years, I discovered this week that people who know a lot about garter snakes don’t agree on why. There are two theories: (1) the snakes were named after stocking garters and (2) sirtalis is the Latin word for stocking TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 SPARTAN MOSQUITO V. COLIN PURRINGTON » COLIN PURRINGTON Spartan Mosquito v. Colin Purrington. AC2T, Inc, a Mississippi company valued at over $100 million, is suing me in Federal court over my review of the Spartan Mosquito Eradicator. The device is a plastic tube filled with sugar, salt, yeast, and water PREVENTING PLAGIARISM » COLIN PURRINGTON Preventing plagiarism. Below are my thoughts on why plagiarism is so common and what people can do to reduce its prevalence. The tips below are organized by position in life, so if you have a position in life, please consider helping in some way. Public school teacher • Public school principal • Parent of grade-school child • College THE HORRORS OF MASS-PRODUCED BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why cheap mason bee houses can end up hurting bee populations. I live in Pennsylvania (USA), so some of the issues might be specific to my location. And to the species that live here, of course. Check with your local authorities for more detailed advice. 1. Nesting blocks, tubes, reeds are YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON Mosquito Dynamiter. Owner claims the device will eradicate up to 95% of mosquitoes in 15 days for up to 90 days. Says mosquitoes “literally explode”. It appears to be a black version of its Wasp & Bee Sugar Trap. Made by Vic West Brands based in Austin, Texas, and owned by Nick Olynyk, an expert on junior hockey. SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and GUIDE TO BUILDING AND MANAGING A MASON BEE HOTEL » COLIN Swap nesting materials regularly. The ideal bee hotel is one that allows all the nesting material to be removed each year (or so). By installing fresh nesting material, new tenants each spring will get to move into tunnels free of kleptoparasitic pollen mites and pathogenicfungi.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON I spend a lot of time outside, sometimes face-down in the weeds trying to get a photograph of something small. So I have some opinions about tick prevention and thought I’d share. Spray or soak shoes, socks, pants, shirts, hairband, hat, etc., with permethrin (buy online or at outdoor stores), then let dry before you WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Where to buy mason bee houses. The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Shaving your legs to deter ticks. People shave their legs for a variety of reasons: to look younger, to look less like men, to show off tattoos, to show off muscle definition, to improve athletic performance, to facilitate post-accident wound cleaning (cyclists), and, apparently, to get a pleasurable sensory overload when wearingclothing.
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nature photography / natural history / misc. Houdini flies (Cacoxenus indagator) are newly introduced to the United States and are likely to ravage mason bee nests and the crops that depend on them for pollination.If you have bee hotel, this fly is reason #1 why you should use removable paper tubes that allow sorting of infested and uninfested brood cells. DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTONBETTER POSTER TEMPLATEBETTER SCIENTIFIC POSTER There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH Here’s a table comparing the two attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) sold by Spartan Mosquito. Please feel free to share on Facebook, Nextdoor, and Pinterest. If you see anything that needs updating, please let me know. Notes Spartan Mosquito no longer makes the Eradicator but it is still available at some retailers. Thecompany has
EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN DIY gravid ovitrap with observation window (for viewing trapped larvae). Every homeowner should have them. Coupled with other preventative measures (eliminating stagnant water, reducing excess vegetation, etc.), you can knock back mosquito levels and enjoy your yard again.Five units is probably sufficient for an average yard but I plan on making a few more this summer just to make sure. WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON This fall I decided to pull up all the English ivy (Hedera helix) in my yard, something I’d been meaning to do for 20 years.I was pushed into action by hordes of Asian tiger mosquitoes (they hide in it) but there were other reasons, too, and I thought I’d post the complete list in case others might be on the fence about this invasive, destructive, non-native weed. SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why I think shaving would protect from ticks: Ticks can grip hair, so if you are hairless they can’t climb as fast. If you have hairless legs you can most likely better feel them crawling up your leg.; When you remove all your leg hair you are removing a lot of sensory distractions caused by wind (experiment on swimmers) and thus you can zero in on things crawling on you. ETYMOLOGY OF GARTER SNAKE » COLIN PURRINGTONARIZONA GARTER SNAKE PICTURESEASTERN GARTER SNAKE IMAGESGARTER SNAKE INFOARE GARTER SNAKES DANGEROUSARE GARTER SNAKES POISONOUSCALIFORNIA RED SIDED GARTER SNAKE Even though “garter snake” has been the common name for Thamnophis sirtalis for over 200 years, I discovered this week that people who know a lot about garter snakes don’t agree on why.There are two theories: (1) the snakes were named after stocking garters and (2) sirtalis is the Latin word for stocking garters and thus the common name was derived from the Latin binomial. COLIN PURRINGTON » NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / NATURAL HISTORY / MISCDESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERSPHOTOGRAPHSMISCEVOLUTIONSHOPPEABOUTCONTACT
nature photography / natural history / misc. Houdini flies (Cacoxenus indagator) are newly introduced to the United States and are likely to ravage mason bee nests and the crops that depend on them for pollination.If you have bee hotel, this fly is reason #1 why you should use removable paper tubes that allow sorting of infested and uninfested brood cells. DESIGNING CONFERENCE POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON A one-sentence overview of the poster concept. A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or image on a wall-mounted monitor featuring a short title, an introduction to your burning question, an overview of your novel experimental approach, your amazing results in graphical form, some insightful discussion of aforementioned results, a listing of previously published articles that are CLASS ACTION SUIT OVER SPARTAN MOSQUITO Spartan Mosquito, Jeremy Hirsch, and the Bonner Analytical Testing Company are targets of a $5 million class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators kill mosquitoes. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, which means that Spartan Mosquito et al. are being compelled by the court to provide (if theyhave it) any
TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTONBETTER POSTER TEMPLATEBETTER SCIENTIFIC POSTER There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR VS SPARTAN MOSQUITO PRO TECH Here’s a table comparing the two attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSBs) sold by Spartan Mosquito. Please feel free to share on Facebook, Nextdoor, and Pinterest. If you see anything that needs updating, please let me know. Notes Spartan Mosquito no longer makes the Eradicator but it is still available at some retailers. Thecompany has
EFFECTS OF MOSQUITO SPRAYS ON HUMANS, PETS, AND WILDLIFE Mosquito Authority, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Platoon, Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Squad, TruGreen, and many other companies often imply that the insecticides they spray on yards are safe for everything except mosquitoes. These companies are also very reluctant to reveal what chemicals they use. This page contains information on what, exactly, they spray and what effects those KILLING MOSQUITOES WITH AUTOCIDAL GRAVID OVITRAPS » COLIN DIY gravid ovitrap with observation window (for viewing trapped larvae). Every homeowner should have them. Coupled with other preventative measures (eliminating stagnant water, reducing excess vegetation, etc.), you can knock back mosquito levels and enjoy your yard again.Five units is probably sufficient for an average yard but I plan on making a few more this summer just to make sure. WHY I HATE ENGLISH IVY » COLIN PURRINGTON This fall I decided to pull up all the English ivy (Hedera helix) in my yard, something I’d been meaning to do for 20 years.I was pushed into action by hordes of Asian tiger mosquitoes (they hide in it) but there were other reasons, too, and I thought I’d post the complete list in case others might be on the fence about this invasive, destructive, non-native weed. SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why I think shaving would protect from ticks: Ticks can grip hair, so if you are hairless they can’t climb as fast. If you have hairless legs you can most likely better feel them crawling up your leg.; When you remove all your leg hair you are removing a lot of sensory distractions caused by wind (experiment on swimmers) and thus you can zero in on things crawling on you. ETYMOLOGY OF GARTER SNAKE » COLIN PURRINGTONARIZONA GARTER SNAKE PICTURESEASTERN GARTER SNAKE IMAGESGARTER SNAKE INFOARE GARTER SNAKES DANGEROUSARE GARTER SNAKES POISONOUSCALIFORNIA RED SIDED GARTER SNAKE Even though “garter snake” has been the common name for Thamnophis sirtalis for over 200 years, I discovered this week that people who know a lot about garter snakes don’t agree on why.There are two theories: (1) the snakes were named after stocking garters and (2) sirtalis is the Latin word for stocking garters and thus the common name was derived from the Latin binomial. TEMPLATES FOR BETTER POSTERS » COLIN PURRINGTON There’s been a frenzy of discussion on Twitter this summer about conference poster design (see #betterposter, #betterposters, #butterposter) so perhaps it’s a good time to re-share my Powerpoint templates. If you’re new to posters please see my page, “Designing conference posters” for details. Below is a standard horizontal template. I recommend 500-800 words and 1 SPARTAN MOSQUITO V. COLIN PURRINGTON » COLIN PURRINGTON AC2T, Inc, a Mississippi company valued at over $100 million, is suing me in Federal court over my review of the Spartan Mosquito Eradicator. The device is a plastic tube filled with sugar, salt, yeast, and water and is purported to act as an attractive toxic sugar bait.Box claims that device will eradicate (kill) approximately 95% of mosquitoes in ayard for 90 days.
THE HORRORS OF MASS-PRODUCED BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why cheap mason bee houses can end up hurting bee populations. I live in Pennsylvania (USA), so some of the issues might be specific to my location. And to the species that live here, of course. Check with your local authorities for more detailed advice. 1. Nesting blocks, tubes, reeds are PREVENTING PLAGIARISM » COLIN PURRINGTON Below are my thoughts on why plagiarism is so common and what people can do to reduce its prevalence. The tips below are organized by position in life, so if you have a position in life, please consider helping in some way. YEAST-BASED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEVICES » COLIN PURRINGTON If you’re even remotely interested in killing mosquitoes, you’ve probably seen ads for plastic tubes that are filled with water, sugar, and yeast. The marketing pitch is that the thousands of mosquitoes lurking in your yard will be drawn to the devices by carbon dioxide (emitted by yeast when it consumes sugar), then will all SPARTAN MOSQUITO ERADICATOR (REVIEW) » COLIN PURRINGTON UPDATES Spartan Mosquito is being sued for $5 million. Scientists have confirmed that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators do not work. Scientists have confirmed that salt does not kill mosquitoes. The American Mosquito Control Association is unimpressed. California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (state), D.C., and GUIDE TO BUILDING AND MANAGING A MASON BEE HOTEL » COLIN Swap nesting materials regularly. The ideal bee hotel is one that allows all the nesting material to be removed each year (or so). By installing fresh nesting material, new tenants each spring will get to move into tunnels free of kleptoparasitic pollen mites and pathogenicfungi.
WHERE TO BUY MASON BEE HOUSES » COLIN PURRINGTON The following companies sell bee houses that have deep (approximately 6″ / 152 mm) nesting holes, have disposable or cleanable components, have protective roof overhangs (usually), and are not suspended by a string. If I’ve missed somebody, send me a note and I’ll update this post. Beediverse Bee Foster Bee With Me Buzz Heroes CJ HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON I spend a lot of time outside, sometimes face-down in the weeds trying to get a photograph of something small. So I have some opinions about tick prevention and thought I’d share. Spray or soak shoes, socks, pants, shirts, hairband, hat, etc., with permethrin (buy online or at outdoor stores), then let dry before you SHAVING YOUR LEGS TO DETER TICKS » COLIN PURRINGTON Here are some reasons why I think shaving would protect from ticks: Ticks can grip hair, so if you are hairless they can’t climb as fast. If you have hairless legs you can most likely better feel them crawling up your leg.; When you remove all your leg hair you are removing a lot of sensory distractions caused by wind (experiment on swimmers) and thus you can zero in on things crawling on you.COLIN PURRINGTON
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CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRREL BEGGING FOR FOOD2 Replies
Here are some photographs of an extremely talented California ground squirrel (_Otospermophilus beecheyi_) at Yosemite National Park. As the first photo shows, it’s totally fine. But then it launched into a “I’m dying and need food” routine that was first-rate, even including a part where it twitched, then feigned death. I’m posting in part in case others have seen similar behavior. Given how many people file through Yosemite, it’s also very likely that hundreds have captured videos of this exact squirrel. I’d love to see what else is in its repertoire. I think it was somewhere along the NevadaFall trail.
This entry was posted in Photographyand tagged begging
, California ground squirrel, Nevada
Falls , Otospermophilusbeecheyi ,
Yosemite National Parkon October
18, 2020
by
Colin Purrington
.
8-YEAR-OLD TWINKIES
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I’d always hoped my 15-minutes of fame would be about something less embarrassing, but whatever. Here’s my original Tweet, the first of 11 posts in a thread started on October 4th. Click to read the full sequence on Twitter. > I found a box of @Hostess_Snacks> Twinkies
> from 2012 in my basement and I thought I'd make a short thread. > There were some surprises. pic.twitter.com/Qfa9oAKQR7>
> — colinpurrington (@colinpurrington) October 4, 2020>
At some point, my postings got the attention of Drs Brian Lovettand Matthew Kasson
,
researchers at West Virginia University. So I packed the Twinkies up and sent them via USPS. Please click on the Tweet below to read Dr Kasson’s thread on Twitter. My favorite part is the movie they made of the Twinkie being bored into with a bone marrow biopsy tool — the sound it makes is priceless. > We have a new terrifying mycology project called Operation> #MoldyTwinkie
> .
> @lovettbr & I > will ID an unknown fungus or fungi growing inside individually > wrapped 8-year-old expired @Hostess_Snacks> Twinkies.
> These moldy cakes were discovered in @colinpurrington> 's
> basement. @MSAFungi>
> pic.twitter.com/dsQGKvjFsv > — Matt Kasson (@kasson_wvu) October 8, 2020>
The collaboration eventually resulted in a story, “A Disturbing Twinkie That Has, So Far, Defied Science”
by science reporter Nell Greenfieldboyce that aired on All Things Considered. The Daily Mail also picked it up.
The story is not over, of course. The fungus growing on the center Twinkie (above) is apparently in the genus _Cladosporium_, but hopefully they will be able to determine the exact species. And I’m hoping that if they can’t culture the fungus in the mummified Twinkie that they’ll be able to sequence it to get an ID. I cannotwait.
And they are also working on the moldy Ho Hos I sent them. > So I recently discovered that 8-year-old @Hostess_Snacks> Twinkies
> are inedible. But what about Ho Hos? pic.twitter.com/KfwyK9y1LA>
> — colinpurrington (@colinpurrington) October 9, 2020>
This entry was posted in Photographyand tagged 2012
, contamination
, dessert
, fungus
, hyphae
, mold
, Twinkie
, Twinkies
on October 17, 2020
by Colin
Purrington
.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CROOKED RIVER NATIONAL GRASSLANDLeave a reply
Below are some photographs I took at the Crooked River National Grassland in Madras, Oregon earlier this year. This is a male ligated furrow bee (_Halictus ligatus_). It was probably less than 1 cm long and very hard to photograph. Females collect pollen but I’m assuming this guy was just drinking nectar. Or perhaps just hanging out waiting for females. If you’re looking for ID tips, see page 121 of _The Bees in Your Backyard_
and BugGuide . There’s also a fantastic guide to the species on iNaturalist.
This is some sort of _Phymata_ species, sucking juices out of a bee. They are just masters at camouflage. For an excellent summary of how they choose flowers that match their color and how they change colors,see this post
.
I’m not sure of species, but this wasp is in the genus _Trypoloxylon_. It was amazing to see them land on water. Females collect spiders (and nectar and water) while the males guard the nest, often a hollow twig. I have a similar species in my yard back in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and they are my favorite wasps. Some sort of _Ptilodexia_ species, likely a parasite of scarab beetle larvae per literature on the genus. There were thousands of these flies in the area so there must be a huge population of scarabs there,too.
a _Geron_ of some sort. I failed to capture a side view, so you can’t really see the humped back (of an old person) that the genus is named for. Likely parasitic on some Lepidopteran larvae. This is _Eleodes obscura sulcipennis_, and they were were so numerous you had to watch where you stepped. Reminiscent of the tanker bugs in _Starship Troopers_, especially when they go into a butt-up defensive posture. Here’s BugGuide information page if you’re curious. By the way, the common name, “circus beetle”, refers to _Eleodeshirtipennis_.
I’m guessing, but I think this might be a _Metepeira_. It was maybe 4 mm and the wind was blowing its web back and forth, so it was super hard to get any closer views. This juniper gall is the creation of an undescribed gall midge in the genus _Walshomyia_. Russo’s book, _Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States_, refers to it is as “species B.” But per research by my dad and sister, the galls are oftenfilled with a moth:
Purrington, F.F., and T.M. Purrington. 1995. _Hienrichiessa sanpetella_ Neunzig (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is an inquiline in juniper midge galls (Diptera: Ceciomyiidae). _Proceedings of Entomological Society_ 97:227. This is the same species but shows the actual juniper cones. I.e., even though the gall looks like a gymnosperm cone, it’s not. This is a juniper urn gall midge (_Walshomyia juniperina_). The tip splits open when the adult is ready to eclose. At that stage the urns resemble pods in the Alien franchise. I know, two references to science fiction movies in one post. It’s my blog and I can do what Iwant.
Sadly, I have no idea what makes this gall. Perhaps _Rhopalomyia_ sp., but that’s just a guess given that so many species in the genus make galls on sagebrush. Here’s my iNaturalist observationin case you can
help me out.
More pics on my Flickr account.
This entry was posted in Photographyand tagged Crooked
River National Grassland,
Eleodes obscura sulcipennis, galls
, Geron
, Halictus ligatus
, Hienrichiessa
sanpetella
, insects
, Jefferson County
, juniper
, Madras
, Metepeira
, Oregon
, phymata
, Ptilodexia
, Rhopalomyia
, sagebrush
, Trypoxylon
, Walshomyia
, Walshomyia juniperinaon October
16, 2020
by Colin Purrington
.
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