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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-4--812020686 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Ian, The meloid, Lytta sayi LeConte, is found in Nova Scotia (and I do have records of it from Kings County), and yes the larvae of this species are parasitoids on bees. A nice, colourful beetle to find. Bev Wigney has a splendid photo of a pair mating located at: http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/46659706 Cheers! Chris On 10-Jun-07, at 3:30 PM, Jim Wolford wrote: > Ian, thanks for the posting plus the Web-site, and now we'll see > what your > note generates. Cheers from Jim > ---------- > From: Ian Paterson <Ian.Paterson@Dal.Ca> > Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:05:08 -0300 > To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: nature NS posting > > Hi Jim, > > I can't seem to find how to post on Nature NS (i can read the posts no > problem). > Can you please post this for me? Thanks, ip > > Blister Beetles: > Our chokecherry trees behind the house (in Canning) have attracted > many > dozens of blister beetles which are feeding on the flowers petals. > Perhaps I have > missed it in other years, but this is the first time I have noticed > these > beetles on the trees. They are large (~3/4? to 1? [inch?] [Web > site says up > to 3/4 in.]) and fairly pretty. From a search online, it looks like > they are Lytta sayi (see image > here: > http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/YGLNews- > June1506.html) > > They are doing quite a god job at eating most of the chokecherry > flowers. Does anyone know if this particular species (assuming I > have the correct > identification) is one whose larvae feed on bees? > > Cheers, > Ian Paterson _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _. --Apple-Mail-4--812020686 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Ian,<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The meloid,=A0Lytta sayi = LeConte, is found in Nova Scotia (and I do have records of it from Kings = County), and yes the larvae of this species are parasitoids on bees. A = nice, colourful beetle to find. Bev Wigney has a splendid photo of a = pair mating located at:</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/46659706">http://www.pbase.co= m/crocodile/image/46659706</A></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV= >On 10-Jun-07, at 3:30 PM, Jim Wolford wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Ian, thanks for the posting plus the Web-site, and = now we'll see what your</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">note = generates.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Cheers from = Jim</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----------</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">From: Ian Paterson <<A = href=3D"mailto:Ian.Paterson@Dal.Ca">Ian.Paterson@Dal.Ca</A>></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:05:08 -0300</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">To: Jim Wolford <<A = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</A>></DIV= ><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: nature NS posting</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi = Jim,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">I can't seem to find how to post on Nature NS (i can = read the posts no</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">problem).</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Can you please post this for me?<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Thanks, ip</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Blister = Beetles:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Our chokecherry trees behind the = house (in Canning) have attracted many</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">dozens=A0of blister beetles which are feeding on the flowers petals.=A0 = Perhaps I have</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">missed it in other years, but = this is the first time I have noticed these</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">beetles = on the trees.<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>They are = large (~3/4? to 1? [inch?] [Web site says up</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">to 3/4 in.]) and fairly pretty.=A0=46rom a search = online, it looks like they are Lytta sayi (see image</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">here:</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/YGLNews-June150= 6.html">http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/YGLNews-June150= 6.html</A>)</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">They are doing quite a god job at eating most of the = chokecherry</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">flowers.<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Does=A0anyone know if this = particular species (assuming I have the correct</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">identification) is one whose larvae feed on = bees?</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ian = Paterson</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka = - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email <<A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></F= ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-4--812020686--
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