What’s Buggin’ You?

At long last, a certification workshop!

Our instructor for “What’s Buggin’ You?” is Stacy Blomquist, an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service. It’s scheduled Saturday, August 29, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. I realize for those of you who drive from a distance, that’s early, but since we will be spending the day outside, we need to get a leg up on the heat–if that’s possible in August in Louisiana!

We will meet in the amphitheatre at Black Bayou Lake NWR for the classroom portion, do a bit of fieldwork right after lunch, and end with Stacy’s Native Bees and Butterflies & Moths PowerPoints in the amphitheatre.

Speaking of heat, if you can bring a box fan, do. That will help us keep air moving, an aid to overcoming both heat and Covid-19. And speaking of that, yes, we will take every precaution. Stacy can’t lecture with a mask on, but we can and will wear ours while seated in the amphitheatre.

Registration for the workshop is open. Click on the “Certification” tab at the top of the page. Here’s the flyer for this workshop that repeats this info, plus provides more detail: Workshop 5 Flyer.

Bring your lupe (magnifier) and bug net, should you have one. Bring a jar or clear plastic container with holes poked in the lid so we can observe the bugs up close and personal. As usual, everyone brings their own food and beverages.

If you registered and paid for the bugs workshop this spring when we had to postpone, or if you have a credit coming for any reason, please remind me in an email. I will check the records and put you on the list. And if you prefer to pay in person rather than online, I will be onsite early for that purpose.