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Entomology (Study of Bugs)/Ed Saugstad
All Reviews from Users
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-21 | Tavish | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | great response and very timely. Thank you |
| 2009-11-20 | Dana | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-11-18 | Christopher | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks Saugy! I think you nailed the ID of the little critters. |
| 2009-11-17 | craig | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-11-17 | Karen | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-11-16 | Mark | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | What a wonderful service. Thank you very much. I will keep this page bookmarked! All 10's! |
| 2009-11-16 | Geoff | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | The answer came surprisingly quickly and was quite convincing in its logic. |
| 2009-11-16 | Sharek | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | No | |
| 2009-11-15 | Thomas | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you for the info. I always wondered about that. |
| 2009-11-14 | Trish | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Yes | Dear Ed, Thank you for taking the time to reply to my question... |
| 2009-11-13 | Marcy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Many thanks!!! |
| 2009-11-12 | Craig | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge and expertise for the benefit of us that would have no other way to have these questions answered. May someone do the same for you. Thank you. C. |
| 2009-11-11 | Chandana | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks for the quick and helpful response! |
| 2009-11-06 | Carina | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-11-06 | Carina | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | No | |
| 2009-11-03 | Dawn | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you very much Saugy for the quick answer! I appreciate your help! Best regards, Dawn |
| 2009-11-01 | Amy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | That's exactly what it is! I saw other pictures on google and there's no mistaking it now. I was having a hard time trying to find any information on it, thanks so much! Also, I had never expected to see a response so quickly! You're great! Thanks! |
| 2009-10-31 | Cesar Reyes | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thanks a lot... |
| 2009-10-29 | H. G. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-10-28 | unknown | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | thank! this will really help! |
| 2009-10-22 | Christina | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | I'd like to thank Ed Saugstad. Even though he couldn't tell me the exact cause of my bites, I feel better knowing it's not bedbugs. I appreciate the kindness in his response and I sense a real desire to help people. That's commendable. |
| 2009-10-21 | Claire | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Thank you so much for your help and again for such a quick response. Without knowing what these creatures are or what they are feeding on I have been struggling to find a reason for why they keep returning to my house on mass! This is not my area of expertise so it is really nice that you volunteer your knowledge as I now see a way forward. Thank you. |
| 2009-10-18 | R.J. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thank you for pointing me in the right direction : ) |
| 2009-10-17 | Marjorie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thank you. This was very helpful, as I wasn't able to find it anywhere else. |
| 2009-10-14 | Dottie | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | You are wonderful to take the time to answer my email. I'm amazed that there is such a way to find out these things. I had never seen such a little thing before and I will send him back to the soil now. Thanks so much. Dottie |
| 2009-10-09 | Pranav | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks for your effort. It is more than 5 mm in size. nearly 1.5-2cm. I will go through the furthur link you suggested. |
| 2009-10-09 | Carol | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | Hi! It makes me feel a bit better knowing what it is although I still get freaked out thinking about it. Thank you! |
| 2009-10-08 | samuel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | thank you very much hit it right on the head with plenty of follow up material and thankyou for being so prompt thank you thankyou thankyou it was really bugging me that no one could tell me what it was |
| 2009-10-07 | Jeremy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Yes | |
| 2009-10-05 | Bill | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | No | Thanks Saugy! At first, my daughter and I thought they were small fish as they were zipping about just under the surface. She happened to notice the cluster for me. Warm regards, Bill |
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Answers by Expert:
Ed Saugstad
Expertise
Will accept most questions in general entomology, including those related to medical entomology, taxonomy, ecology, arthropod surveillance, and pest management. If you are requesting a 'mystery bug' identification, PLEASE either attach an image to your question, or post an image on a web page (such as Flickr) so that I can look at it, as verbal descriptions frequently are insufficient for a definitive identification.
Experience
21 years in the U.S. Army as a medical entomologist; duties varied from surveillance of pest populations (including mosquitoes, cockroaches, ticks, and stored products pests) to conducting research on mosquito-virus ecological relationships and mosquito faunal studies. Ten years as a civilian analyst for the Department of Defense, primarily on distribution of vector-borne diseases worldwide. Limited experience on surveillance of agricultural insects in North Dakota and Indiana.
Organizations
Entomological Society of America, West Virginia Entomological Society, Society for Vector Ecology, National Speleological Society, West Virginia Association for Cave Studies.
Publications
American Journal of Public Health, Contributions of the American Entomological Institute, Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology, Journal of Economic Entomology, Mosquito News, and Mosquito Systematics.
Education/Credentials
B.S. in entomology from North Dakota State University in 1963, M.S. in entomology from Purdue University in 1967.
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