[Adastra] BEE BEETLE (Trichius0

2011-06-04 Thread Evan Jones
Hello All (and Coloeopterists in particular...Peter?) Today we saw a Bee Beetle (Trichius sp.) in a woodland clearing near Ardingly. Never seen one before in UK. Was not able to catch it. Definite ID though of course not to species. Any one else seen one and what's the likely species and status

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 69, Issue 4

2012-02-18 Thread Evan Jones
!!!??? Er Wot Anybody else puzzled? On 18 February 2012 12:00, wrote: > Send Adastra mailing list submissions to >adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/adastra_lists.sxbrc.org.uk > or, via e

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 10

2012-11-08 Thread Evan Jones
If Ash begins to struggle to maintain it's fast growing quick colonising role in Sussex will Sycamore (which seems to be becoming locally dominant in many old coppiced woods that I visit in East Sussex) step in to the gap? What native tree species might be plated in die back areas? Personally I do

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15

2012-11-11 Thread Evan Jones
Why Spider bite? Could be lots oif other reasons. Hoiwever there will be two tiny puncture marks couple of mm apart from an adult spider. that should be visible with a magnifying glass if it is spider. Steatoda nobilis is getting everywhere now, inside and outside. Probably reducing native spider

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 78, Issue 19

2012-11-12 Thread Evan Jones
Handling spiders is usually OK. To get them to bite it is best to squeeze them gently against a body part. Then its a cert. This is the most common way that people are bitten accidentally when the spider is stuck in clothing or bedding or if it is picked up accidentally in firewood or garden stuff

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 83, Issue 16

2013-04-24 Thread Evan Jones
Must be me not being in the social networking generation but.hey! On 24 April 2013 14:47, wrote: > Send Adastra mailing list submissions to > adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/mailman/listin

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

2013-04-24 Thread Evan Jones
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Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 87, Issue 4

2013-08-30 Thread Evan Jones
Looks like a forget-me-not to me from here On 30 August 2013 13:26, wrote: > Send Adastra mailing list submissions to > adastra@lists.sxbrc.org.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.sxbrc.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/adastra_lists.sxbrc.org.uk > or

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 87, Issue 4

2013-08-30 Thread Evan Jones
N1h_YoS3Q=&docid=2SEFdjneWLm8MM&sa=X&ei=-pEgUvGSLNCQhQf0_oD4CA&sqi=2&ved=0CDcQ9QEwAg&dur=318 On 30 August 2013 13:36, Evan Jones wrote: > Looks like a forget-me-not to me from here > > > On 30 August 2013 13:26, wrote: > >> Send Adastra mailin

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 101, Issue 1

2014-10-09 Thread Evan Jones
No worries. This is what the Environment agency drainage crew do every year for more or less the whole of Pevensey Levels SSSI. The first sign of rain in the autumn- sluices open fully. Water levels in many main dykes drop to fatal levels for many fish. Inverts are exposed to drying, frosts etc. Th

Re: [Adastra] Adastra Digest, Vol 124, Issue 1

2016-12-01 Thread Evan Jones
another one-but this one really matters) https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-sell-off-of-eastbournes-public-downland?source=facebook&; There is a meeting this Saturday https://www.facebook.com/events/1133206723395980/ Crucial moment in downland conservation is this! Evan Jones