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Bed Bugs in Texas

Aug

19

2013

— This article by Jerry Cates, first published on 18 August 2013, was last revised on 23 September 2015. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 14:08(01). —————————————– The Early History of Bed Bugs Unlike the case for most other organisms, whose scientific names were assigned by the scientists who first described them, the label for the common bed bug (Cimex ...

Hogna baltimoriana Wolf Spiders in Kempner, Texas

Jan

5

2013

— This article by Jerry Cates and Robert Smith, with important inputs from Allen Brady, Paula Cushing, Joey Slowik, and Mandy Howe (Lady Arachnophile), first published on 5 January 2013, was last revised on 13 July 2013. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 14:01(01). On 3 January 2013 Robert Smith, of Kempner, Texas, wrote: Hi Jerry. This spider is ...

An Orchard Orb Weaver in Houston, Texas

Dec

10

2012

— This article by Jerry Cates and Troy Bell, first published on 15 December 2012, was last revised on 27 December 2012. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:12(02). —————————————– On 8 November 2012 Troy Bell wrote: “Hi Jerry, I found this spider in the back yard and was wondering what species it might be. Attached is a top/bottom ...

Vegetarian Jumping Spiders in Blanco, Texas?

Dec

1

2012

— This article by Jerry Cates and Katie Baker, first published on 1 December 2012, was last revised on 16 January 2018. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:12(01). Katie wrote me on 26 November 2012: Hello, Jerry: I found this spider the other day in Blanco, Texas. It looks like a type of jumping spider. However, I ...

A Male Wolf Spider in College Station, Texas

Nov

25

2012

This article by Jerry Cates and Sarah A. Woller, first published on 25 November 2012, was last revised on 18 January 2013. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:11(05). —————————————– On 24 November 2012 Sarah A. Woller, of the Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, wrote that she had taken some photos of a wolf spider, and ...

Longhorn Crazy Ants in Victoria, Texas

Nov

22

2012

This article by Jerry Cates and Ramon Alaniz, first published on 22 November 2012, was last revised on 28 December 2022. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:11(04). One of my clients, a large nursing facility in the city of Victoria, Texas, reported seeing large numbers of black “sugar ants” in certain locations several months in a ...

Puss Caterpillar Stings Visitor to San Antonio River Walk

Nov

17

2012

This article by Jerry Cates and Michelle Sparks, first published on 17 November 2012, was last revised on 29 November 2012. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:11(03). ———————————– On 12 November 2012 Michelle Sparks wrote: “Hi, Jerry: I’m not sure if you’re still collecting encounter reports on the puss caterpillar, but if you are, I thought I ...

Acrobat Ants in South Austin, Texas

Nov

6

2012

This article by Jerry Cates and Mitch Page, first published on 18 November 2012, was last revised on 12 November 2014. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:11(02). ———————————– On 12 October 2012 the maintenance director of a medical facility located near the southern tip of Austin, Texas, called to say that a moderately sized ant, with a ...

Pharaoh Ants Rebound in Round Rock, Texas

Nov

5

2012

This article by Jerry Cates, Kavin Bizzell, Sylvia Tejeda, et al., first published on 4 November 2012, was revised last on 22 November 2012. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:11(01) ———————————- As mentioned in an earlier article (published on 27 June 2011) on little black ants, there once was a time when, in Texas, the pharaoh ant ...

Tawny (a.k.a. Rasberry) Crazy Ants in West Houston, Texas

Sep

12

2012

This article by Jerry Cates, with contributions of specimens from Thang Dang, et al., first published on 11 September 2012, was last revised on 28 December 2022. © Bugsinthenews Vol. 13:09(01). First came an invasion of Odorous House Ants… In late August 2012 I was called to a large nursing home in the western ...