Bug Walk Articles

The articles included here were written for the general readership of the Bayfront Byline, the publication of the Chula Vista Nature Center. The Nature Center is just south of San Diego, California, U.S.A. A couple of additional articles related to the Bug Walks or insects and spiders of San Diego County have been included.

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last updated Nov 1999

• Jan 99 - Leaf Miners

• Nov 98 - Non-native Arthropods
• Sep 98 - Bee Flies
• Jul 98 - Hover Flies (aka Flower Flies, Syrphid Flies)
• May 98 - Plants, Perfumes and Pollination
• Mar 98 - Where do I begin?
• Jan 98 - Springtails

• Nov 97 - Green Lynx Spider
• Sep 97

• Outreach Using Local Insects and Spiders (appeared in the proceedings for the 1997 Invertebrates in Captivity Conference)

• Jul 97 - A Note After 8 Years
• May 97 - Plant-Insect Relationships
• Mar 97 - Collecting Arthropods (it's not what it looks like)
• Jan 97 - no article

• Nov 96 - Beetles of the Blessed Lady
• Giant Whitefly in San Diego County (addendum)
• Sep 96 - Whiteflies
• Jul 96 - The Adept Aphid
• May 96 - Some Spider Lore
• Mar 96 - Some Honey Bee Lore
• Jan 96 - Origins of GAIA

• Nov 95 - Those Frothy Spittlebugs
• Sep 95 - Flies
• Jul 95 - Beetles
• Silver Argiope page (addendum)
• May 95 - The Stabilimentum of the Silver Argiope Spider
• Apr 95 - The Silver Argiope Spider
• Feb 95 - Diapause - a Survival Strategy
• Jan 95 - Scarab Beetles and Cultural Entomology

• Nov 94 - Where the Bug Walks have led
• Oct 94 - Harlequin (Cabbage) Bug
• Sep 94 - The Origin of the Bug Walks
• Jul 94 - Spider Silk
• Jun 94 - Africanized Honeybees
• Apr 94 - The Importance of Bugs
• Mar 94 - Secondary Metabolites in Plants
• Feb 94 - Isopods

• Nov 93 - Some Cautions on Handling Insects and Spiders
• Sep 93 - Hints for Including Insects and Spiders in Docent Walks
• Jul 93 - Velvet Ants
• Jun 93 - Stink Beetles
• Mar 93 - Miss Muffett and the Spider III
• Feb 93 - Miss Muffett and the Spider II
• Jan 93 - Miss Muffett and the Spider I

• Jul 92 - Cicadas
• Mar 92 - Bug Walks - Impressions of the Second Year

• Aug 91 - Bug Behavior
• Jun 91 - The Law of Conservation of Energy
• Feb 91 - Some thoughts on Classification and Uniqueness

• Oct 90 - Bug Walks - the end of the first season

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