Blue Jay Barrens

Twenty years ago, I decided that I needed a place where I could grow some of the interesting plants found at Blue Jay Barrens that would ...

The larvae I was monitoring in the False Gromwell flowers have disappeared.   This doesn’t surprise me, because it is the normal conclu...

There are certain caterpillars that I see each year, but by the time they become noticeable, they’re of a fairly large size.   I’m maki...

The drought has certainly stripped the color from the prairie landscape at Blue Jay Barrens. We’ve only had the one light frost, so I would ...

At this time of year, I become most curious about the identity of this particular insect. I’ve mentioned this larva before. It feeds on the...

There is a larva that feeds on the False Gromwell, Onosmodium molle var. hispidissimum . It’s an attractive larva, with a golden head and ...