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Entomology (Study of Bugs)/Sue Kayton
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Column Headings: K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness
N = Nominated for Expert of the Month
| Date | User | K | C | T | P | N | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-11 | Terry | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for answering my question with no photo to help you out. The link that you sent had some photos of imature, lacewing carrying lichen, that helped me look for other links that indeed had similar looking images of bugs to the one I have captured. At first I was unconvinced,until I saw a picture of an underside with the appendages,(other than the actual legs) that might make the 'lichen' move in a flexable manner and able to have a ripple effect... http://bugguide.net/node/view/174276/bgimage I will turn it lose on a lichen covered tree, to hopefully grow into an adult who will keep my outside plants free of aphids |
| 2009-11-11 | Gintare | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | i was not even expecting that my question will be answered that fast!!!! |
| 2009-11-02 | kelly | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks so much sorry i didnt take a photo next time . |
| 2009-10-25 | Erin | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thanks a ton!! im hopefully going to catch one to identify |
| 2009-10-23 | Alex | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Replies quickly. And thoroughly |
| 2009-10-22 | Mary Ann | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-10-22 | Mary Ann | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-10-22 | Tiffany | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-09-28 | Tara | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks so very much for the explanations (as gross as they are :-) ) My two were fascinated by the information, and it certainly calmed me. I was worried they might get sick or something. The caterpillars are fuzzy black, kinda orangish tips I think. I won't go near them ,yet. I am slowly trying to get used to having bugs around us. My kiddos however are FASCINATED by them. I have to learn to like them. So thank you again for helping us get to know these "friends" better. Have a great day! |
| 2009-09-24 | Vicki | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Sorry, could not find my bug on your site. I called our exterminator and he ID'd it as a 'stink bug'. Don't know if that's the technical word for it, but it's good enough for me (or bad, depending on how you look at it). Thanks for replying to my email. |
| 2009-09-16 | Carrie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | I am 33 years old and all my life have I fished in the waters in NE KS and not once have I ever encountered such and odd looking bug. The site that you provided showed pictures of this bug and seemed to match my memory of what it had looked like. Your response was quick and accurate. I appreciate the information you provided me and I will now be careful where I stick my hands and sit down. Thank you so much. Carrie |
| 2009-09-16 | christi | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! That is a beautiful butterfly and I would have never guessed that!. Thank you so much! |
| 2009-09-13 | Cathy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for the quick response. The bugs are doing a lot of damage to my daughters plants. this should help her a lot....!!! |
| 2009-09-05 | lynn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-09-02 | Laura McKenna | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Super fast response. What a relief to know that it might make it to a butterfly. My husband & children are excited. Thank you so much. Laura McKenna |
| 2009-08-11 | Nasheem | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you. I hadnt thought to take a picture of it but I will and then I will try to resubmit the question to you. Otherwise I will take it to the University. Thanks for the suggestion - have a great day. |
| 2009-08-09 | Terry | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for your time. That is an interesting insect. Terry |
| 2009-08-01 | Tom Cowdrey | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Very accurate, very quick response. Thanks so much. |
| 2009-07-30 | Ricardo | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks for the fast response!! |
| 2009-07-29 | bob | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Yes | hi ty for the response, i found out what it was. it wound up being called a sun spider among many other names. apparently the 2 front legs are arms so it still has 8 legs. sry for my lack of knowledge and patience, but i appreciate yours. |
| 2009-07-27 | Julie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-07-22 | Sally | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks. That was a great help! Now it's just getting rid of them Silverfish! Haha! |
| 2009-07-06 | Casie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-06-24 | Joe | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Very quick to respond and as I like to say hit the nail on the head with her answer. Thanks Sue |
| 2009-05-31 | Priti | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thankyou so much for your prompt reply. Apparently, those bugs are called as "Lawn shrimps", and I learned this from allexperts.com . I would be glad to send you few pics of the same. Thankyou once again. |
| 2009-05-28 | sandra | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for some peace of mind.I recently released some ladybugs and they did a fabulous job of ridding aphids from my roses. My neighbors also thanked me for their new friends. |
| 2009-05-19 | Francis | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-05-10 | ester | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you very much. Impressed by fast response. |
| 2009-04-01 | Jeffery | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | The list of further links to research is helpful. Thanks! |
| 2009-03-25 | Karen | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks, Sue. I appreciate your timely answer. And thank you for the links to photos of bedbugs. I now feel confident that it was not a bedbug. But at 1 am...it was hard to get back to bed, y'know? Although you said that Boxelder bugs don't bite humans, my husband is quite certain that it was indeed a Boxelder. He saw one on the bed earlier in the evening, and after I got bit, he found (we believe) the culprit, among the sheets. He smooshed it beyond recognition, so no photo is available. We live in Wisconsin, and are fairly well acquainted with the Boxelder. I have no visible bite mark, nor itchiness that may be associated with a bedbug bite. So it may have to remain a mystery. So, much thanks, again for your expertise in this matter! -Karen |
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Sue Kayton
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Silkworm expert. Have raised them as a hobby for 20 years. I do not identify unknown insects.
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