FW: Black Witch sightings in AZ, NM, TX, & LA - June 15-17, 2004

[Mike Quinn]

Black Witches (Ascalapha odorata) are on the move across four states. In the
last three days I've received Black Witch reports from Arizona to Louisiana:

http://home.satx.rr.com/txento/witchna.htm

What follows is one of the more interesting reports...

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Mike Quinn, New Braunfels, TX, ento at satx.rr.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Keller [mailto:waynek at grandisleport.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:06 PM
To: mike.quinn at tpwd.state.tx.us
Subject: Black Witch sightings in Louisiana


Hello,
    I am the Curator of the Grand Isle Butterfly Dome
(www.grandisleport.com), located on Grand Isle Louisiana, Louisiana's only
inhabited barrier island.
    Today on a collecting trip to the local state park, I encountered dozens
of Ascalapha odorata resting under the raised wooden boardwalks leading to
the beach.  We collected a few to put in "the Dome", and will be going
tomorrow again to check on them.  We have a few varieties of cassias growing
in the dome, and hopefully may get some females to lay eggs.   Last year
after tropical storm Lily, I also captured some specimens that had found
their way into my house.

We have been having a strong southerly wind for some time now.

Wayne Keller



 
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