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Burls vs. Galls
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist, your own personal Google for information on all things natural on PEI. Winter is great time to spot...
katemacquarrie22
Feb 53 min read
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Winter Spiders
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist, your own personal Google for information on all things natural on PEI! Today’s topic is courtesy of...
katemacquarrie22
Jan 223 min read
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Willow Pinecone Galls
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist, your own personal Google for information on all things natural on PEI. I’ve had a few questions about...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillars
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. Judging by the more than 50...
katemacquarrie22
Aug 28, 20243 min read
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Japanese Beetles
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. Summer is peak season for...
katemacquarrie22
Aug 14, 20243 min read
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Fall Caterpillars
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. I’ve been getting lots of...
katemacquarrie22
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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Fern Leaf Rollers
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. I’ve been getting quite a few...
katemacquarrie22
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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Spruce Galls
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! Over the past week or so,...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 2, 20242 min read
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Wetland Sheen
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. This time of year, I get a...
katemacquarrie22
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Of Mice and. . . Moles, Voles, and Shrews
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI. My recent post featuring...
katemacquarrie22
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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Marcescence
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! In October, I posted about...
katemacquarrie22
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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A New Year's Resolution: Nature Literacy
We’ve lost our nature literacy. Here’s why that matters. It wasn’t that long ago that just about every Islander knew how to catch a...
katemacquarrie22
Dec 26, 20232 min read
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Witches' Broom
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! Recently, we looked at the...
katemacquarrie22
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Fasciation
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! One of my favourite things...
katemacquarrie22
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Kousa Dogwood
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for information on all things wild on PEI! I love getting photos of plants...
katemacquarrie22
Oct 13, 20232 min read
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Woolly Bears
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! I’ve been getting lots of...
katemacquarrie22
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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Late Summer Butterflies
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! I’ve been getting a lot of...
katemacquarrie22
Sep 3, 20233 min read
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Fall Webworms
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! It seems like everyone is...
katemacquarrie22
Aug 6, 20233 min read
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Spittlebugs
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal “Google” for information on all things natural on PEI! Over the past week, I’ve had...
katemacquarrie22
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Pervasive Pollen
Welcome back to Ask a Naturalist: your own personal ‘Google’ for all things wild on PEI! Late last week, my inbox started filling up with...
katemacquarrie22
Jun 4, 20232 min read
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