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Biology's Merrill Peterson to discuss his new book, 'Pacific Northwest Insects,' Feb. 21 2019-01-28
What’s that bug? New Northwest field guide makes it easy to find out

Merrill Peterson knows few people are as passionate about insects as he is.

But you don’t have to share the …

2018-08-20
What just crawled, waddled or flew by? WWU professor has your answer

Have you ever watched a bug scuttle, crawl or fly by and wondered “what was that!?”

Merrill Peterson’s

2018-08-17
WWU professor writes new ‘Pacific Northwest Insects’ field guide

The book showcases about 1,200 regional insects, and mentions ways to identify a few thousand more. Peterson took about half of the 1,700 photographs in the book. Though this is still only a tiny slice of the 30,000 insect species that have been catalogued in the…

2018-08-09
In spring, we see colorful willows growing pine cones

Sandbar willow can also be laden with aphids, which are typically protected by ants that harvest excess sugars passed by aphids.

Amy Savage and Merrill Peterson, both based at Western Washington University, examined relative abundances of ants, aphids and midges, which…

2017-03-24
From giant fleas to railway crashes to 'Blanket Bill,' enjoy summer reading with ties to Whatcom County

If you're looking for some quick summer reading, several new articles with ties to Whatcom County just came out.

In The New York Times, Bellingham resident Carol Kaesuk Yoon provides a fascinating and hilarious account of her and her husband's endeavor to…

2014-08-04
The Great Giant Flea Hunt

In the Pacific Northwest, we live among behemoths — snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child’s head. Yet one of the region’s undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone’s radar.

The land of Bigfoot and…

2014-07-29
The Great Giant Flea Hunt

In the Pacific north-west, we live among behemoths - snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child's head. Yet one of the region's undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone's radar.

The land of Bigfoot and…

2014-07-29
In the basement, insects by the thousands 2013-12-12
Moths Of The Pacific Northwest

A Western Washington University biology professor, along with hundreds of other naturalists, biologists and moth collectors, has launched a comprehensive website to keep track of local moths. Turns out we have our fair share in the Pacific Northwest. We look at the region's diversity of…

2012-08-06
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