#April2022

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Alfalfa Weevil - Hypera postica

You may need to zoom in on these images to see the identification markers of this bulky little brown bean. The dark dorsal band is very prominent, but what might be missed is the thinner stripe along the thorax within that band. There can also be curved "m-shaped" markings where the wingcase meets the thorax and rest of the wingcase appears hairy, with some lines resembling stitching. Otherwise, this insect has all the features of a traditional Snout Beetles and it's a lovely snout at that! At the end of that snout sit the antennae, and while it might look like they could get it the way of feeding, they can fold backwards and give the snout more room to eat or to tunnel while still providing valuable sensory information. They must work well, as the bean let go and fell into the grass below when I tried to get a closer look. Hopefully the next Weevil found is less skittish, but I'm not sure when that will be as there was no alfalfa to be found in the surrounding area.

As the common name hints, the alfalfa crop is this Beetle's primary source of food, both as a larva and as an adult! This (combined with their ravenous feeding potential) gives this specie status as a significant pest in North America. Their numbers can be successfully managed via certain parasitic Ichneumon Wasps which target the Beetle larvae. Since the insect solution to control the pest population and maintain stability with alfalfa production was imported, this was likely a huge gamble at the time. Careful monitoring of the ecosystem is ongoing to determine if it was the right call in the long term. It's certainly practical to monitor your plants and see what insects are nibbling at the leaves and flowers. The larvae here grow large from skeletonizing alfalfa leaves! While reviewing the damage caused by the grubs and seeing images of captured specimens, Alfalfa Weevil grubs came to remind me of Sawfly larvae since they can be numerous on their host plants and the have ravenous appetites! They also have colorful, soft, cylindrical bodies with prominent (differently-colored) heads. If you find a green Caterpillar-like creature with a brown head rummaging around your plants, you've probably found a young Alfalfa Weevil. if there is also a white stripe running down the insect's "spine" and no legs, it's time for pest control.

Pictures were taken on April 11, 2022 with a Google Pixel 4.

[sandmoonyelse]

April

Lucidity

       is the wound

                closest to the sun…

  René Char

[juliasphotoarchives]

20 april 22

[catsoftheclans]

frostpaw

[yeosin-n]

hi id like u to meet lucif and remez (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)!!!!

lucif (left) belongs to me and remez (right) belongs to my friend!!!

[khent-andrew]

R.I.P🕯️🪦🌷 Goodbye to my old account

July 2020-April2022

[nairobia]

#fukuoka #japan #river #bridge #rain #CarpStreamer #april2022 #nairobia

[skepticalarrie]

You know, we've been here for a really long time, we all have our individual reasons for being here, each and every single one of us saw something on them that we thought it was worth it getting involved, fighting for, take something away from it for ourselves. We went through so much shit, they went through so much shit. Things could be better, it could be easier, I wish I could say that I think "freedom" is just around the corner, but probably isn't. But at the end of the day, it's all for this. For them to prove to the world it's worth it, that they deserve a chance of being who they truly are. MASSIVE FUCK YOU to everyone in this nasty industry who told them they wouldn't make it because of who they were, everyone who told them they needed to fit into something they were not.

The last 24 hours were insane, my heart is bursting with pride for my boys, it physically hurts how much I love them. We always say how weird it is how they always seem to be moving in sync, orbiting around each other, and they literally are on their highest moments right now, on the same day. It's like a universe thing, the sky is blue and the grass is green kind of shit. They truly made it. For completely different reasons, in completely different contexts, doing their own individual things, but always for being amazing artists and doing their best to stay grounded, to stay genuine, for fighting for something.

[tears-of-xion]

Wanted to draw Alya wearing a ladybug-themed outfit.

She’d see a dress or a shirt with just the tiniest bit of ladybug pattern to it and be like ‘this is mine now. this is for my fandom’.

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Please do not use or re-post my artwork without my permission. Thank you!   (reblogs, however, are welcome and appreciated)

I do not own Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, nor it’s characters. All rights to their owners.

[juliasphotoarchives]

4.4.22

[natur-nah-dran]

tulips

[devilukitasari]

Tadi pagi ketika sedang berdoa di masjid, tiba-tiba ada ibu di sebelah yang memberikan 1 air mineral sambil tersenyum. Sepertinya beliau menyadari saya sedang menangis saat berdoa lalu memberikan air minum. Di situ air mata semakin mengalir karena membayangkan Allah yang memberikan air minum lewat beliau.

Kalau bukan karena Allah, rasanya tidak mungkin ada orang asing yang rela berdiri dari tilawahnya lalu mengambilkan air minum untuk devi. Seolah Allah sedang menyampaikan, “Tenang saja devi.. ada Aku yang mencintaimu dan selalu memberikan apa yang menjadi kebutuhanmu..”

:”””

*crying*

Bahkan, sekedar air minum saja, sejauh apapun mata airnya, jika memang Allah takdirkan untuk kita, maka Allah yang membawakan dari mata air, kemudian di tempat pengolahan air, ada kendaraan yang membawa ke masjid, lalu diantarkan oleh orang, sampai ada di depan tempat duduk saya. Begitu panjangnya perjalanan air minum tsb hingga siap diminum tanpa harus mengambilnya dari mata air, dan sungguh seluruhnya adalah kebaikan dari Allah..

Cukuplah Allah yang menjadi pengisi terbesar hati dan pikiran kita, biarlah Allah yang akan mengurusi sisanya. Tak perlu khawatir karena bersama Allah semua akan baik-baik saja :)

Semoga selalu ingat bahwa Allah senantiasa ada, bahwa Allah selalu melihat kita dengan cinta, menunggu do’a-do’a terbaik kita, cerita keseharian kita.

Meskipun Allah jauh lebih tau dengan apa yang kita rasakan dan alami, tapi menyampaikan apa yang kita rasakan adalah hal yang semoga bisa menenangkan hati.

Yogyakarta, 24 Ramadhan 1443 H

Duhai Allah, izinkan hamba mencintaiMu seutuhnya :’)

[storyofmychoices]

Love this family forever and ever! 🥺😍

Bryce and Olivia celebrating their engagement by being the most inseparable soft babies and Keiki documenting every moment like the best sister and future maid of honor. I am totally in love with this portrait by @/artbyainna (on Instagram). 😍😍😍😭😭😭

[Bryce Lahela x Olivia Hadley Masterlist]  [Keiki Lahela]

[swedmark]

Victoria and Daniel attending a graduation ceremony at Karolinska Institutet at Stockholm City Hall. Daniel received an honorary doctorate.- April 29, 2022

[hlficlibrary]

FIC OF THE MONTH

- April 2022 -

FULL MOON DREAMING

BY @jacaranda-bloom / jacaranda_bloom

Every month, Full Moon Dreaming reveals a person’s soulmate. Sometimes it’s an object or a place, or for the lucky ones, the love of their life.

A soulmates au | Explicit | 43k

[kalicocal]

if you squint enough, you'll sea an undead elf and a human mage (and yes that was a pun 😃)