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Expert Profile: Eric R. Eaton

Expertise: I can answer most questions related to wasps, solitary bees, grasshoppers and katydids, beetles, cicadas, and spiders, especially requests to identify "mystery bugs" in North America!

Past/Present clients
Principal author of the "Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America" (in bookstores now!), Smithsonian Institution (contract), Cincinnati Zoo (employer), Portland State University (contract), Chase Studio, Inc (employer), Arkansas Museum of Discovery (guest speaker), Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati (volunteer trainer, guest speaker).

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What do you like about this subject? Insects and related creatures are so diverse that it is impossible to become bored learning about them; and there is a great deal left to be discovered about them.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I am a writer/illustrator, and hope to publish more books and articles on natural history, especially insects and spiders.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: You share over 20% of your DNA with common "fruit flies," genus Drosophila. You like bananas?:-)

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Chemical insecticides do more harm than good in most cases. Returning agriculture to a smaller scale (largely doing away with agri-BUSINESS), would solve many pest problems without chemicals.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 25920
Knowledge	9.90 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.93 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.97 Best of the best
Politeness	9.94 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		3
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		3
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		2876

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/27/08
10	10	10	10	08/26/08
10	10	10	10	08/25/08
10	10	10	10	08/25/08
10	10	10	10	08/20/08

User Comments

Thank you for helping me out in my "senior moment" I just couldn't remember the name. Thanks again!!
(Jill on 08/27/08)

Thank you Eric. I'm glad you like the photos! I utilize bug guide quite often but haven't looked into submitting. Thanks for the invite and would be h
(Tracy on 08/26/08)

Thank you, Eric. I had a man from Viking Pest COntrol here today (we have mice) and I asked about the bugs. He said the same as you, that they are lik
(Cheryl Ann Borne on 08/25/08)

Thanks so much for your speedy reply! Just for the sake of tying up loose ends, I live in Kentucky. I love bugs and wish I was better at science so
(Ann on 08/20/08)

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Recent Answers from Eric R. Eaton

2008-08-29 What kind of spider is this? A Yellow Sac?: Cindi: Your image did not come through with your question. Various arachnologists have accused me of not knowing what I'm doing when it comes to spiders anyway, so maybe I shouldn't try to answer this...

2008-08-29 i need to know what this insect is: Hunter: As luck would have it, I lived in Cincinnati for eleven years, before moving to Missouri and then on to Tucson.... You are describing an immature assassin bug, probably in the genus Zelus...

2008-08-29 Half grasshopper, half beetle maybe??: Heather: Your description is of a "wheel bug," Arilus cristatus, one of the assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. Relax, they assassinate other insects, not people. Still, I wouldn't play with them...

2008-08-28 Strange Insect: Michael: You are probably describing a "camel cricket" in the genus Ceuthophilus, and a female at that. Female camel crickets have a blade-like organ called an ovipositor that they use to lay their...

2008-08-28 bees: Hi, Joyce: You are describing a nest of the bald-faced "hornet," Dolichovespula maculata (actually a large yellowjacket, not a true hornet). In my personal experience, they are non-aggressive, but...

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