May 2012 - From Root To Shoot

2012 May

Garden Friend!

May 19, 2012

The Red-Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) is a salamander which is very common in Delaware County. It hatches from eggs laid in the water in the spring and lives its first life stage as a tadpole-like aquatic form breathing through gills. In late summer, this tadpole-like stage develops into an eft,…

Garden Friend or Foe III

May 6, 2012

Temperatures have risen in Delaware County, and, now that the nights are warmer, many more insects are active. Two newcomers came to my back porch light this week. The first newcomer is a large fly, Tipula caloptera, pictured above. This one was almost 2 inches long! Like a housefly, and…