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Gardening

yonder

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1. I'm not being flippant but a good field book usually gets me close and

Reply to hibbing (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2018, 10:51 PM

Jul 2018

if I want to dig deeper, a computer to search the field book results. Maybe a call to your local entomologist for sources or ideas.

There's a small fly I can't figure out, biting midge or punkie (family Ceratopogonidae I think). Annoying little bastards but then about the first part of July around here they stop.

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Insect identification apps? [View all] hibbing Jul 2018 OP

I'm not being flippant but a good field book usually gets me close and yonder Jul 2018 #1

Not flippant at all hibbing Jul 2018 #2

Good idea on the extension office too. yonder Jul 2018 #3

My turks cap lillies have just finished their bloom, too. Yours are gorgeous! japple Jul 2018 #4