I have been harassed by my baby sister for not posting anything lately. What can I say though, its the middle of Jan. and there is about 2 foot of snow on the ground. Not a happening time for the bugs

We have been splitting some trees at work to remove Sirex noctilio (European woodwasp) larvae for a study. You can check out some of my older posts to learn more about the bug, but in short they are an invasive that kills pine trees.

The trees can be so full of larvae…at times we have been able to find trees infested with more than a hundred larvae in just one meter of tree section.

My other excuse for not posting is that we have been in the middle of renovating the house we just recently bought. We move in this weekend. So posting should resume more frequently soon.