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Tag Archives: oarisma poweshiek
Aphid Outbreaks and Pesticide Applications
The soybean aphid outbreaks were memorable because it was hard to miss the presence of the aerial applicator airplanes. Although Iowa is a heavy agricultural area with a long history of pesticide use, the added visibility of the aerial applicators … Continue reading
Clean Beans and the Poweshiek Skipper
The Poweshiek skipper disappeared from Iowa sometime around 2000-2005. Coincidental with that disappearance were two unusual events. One was massive outbreaks of soybean aphids, and the other was an irruption of massive quantities of a non-native lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis. … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultural practices, oarisma poweshiek, Poweshiek, soybean aphids
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The Butterfly and Global Warming
I posted an entry a while back about a computer program that captures news articles about global warming and global climate change, and rates the responses. That program found some news articles about the Poweshiek skipper, Oarisma poweshiek, and … Continue reading
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Tagged endangered species, global warming, oarisma poweshiek, public debates
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Some Thoughts
I started another blog. I call it Considered Politics. Occasionally I feel the need to vent about politics, and since we have been called about five times a night for the last couple of weeks, I have found some venom … Continue reading
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Tagged future plans, oarisma poweshiek, presidential politics
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The History of the Butterfly, Part 116: Indian Removal
From the 1829 Inaugural address of Andrew Jackson: “It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their … Continue reading
The History of the Butterfly, Part 115: 1837
1837 is a pivotal year in our story. Three really significant things happened (or continued) in this year. In May 23, 1837, Samuel Parker returned from his missionary trip to the Indians of the West Coast of North America, by … Continue reading
History of the Butterfly, part 111: Poweshiek the Comedian
Perry Armstrong (Armstrong, 1887) tells a story about Poweshiek, which would have happened shortly after the Black Hawk War. “Powesheik and Keokuk accompanied Black Hawk, Neopope, Winnesheik, Pashepaho and the other Sauk captives to Washington City in 1833. Whenever and wherever … Continue reading
News About the Butterfly
Oarisma poweshiek, the Poweshiek skipper has been added to a list by the US Fish and Wildlife Service that is published annually. It is now a “candidate” for listing as a threatened or endangered species. This is a photo of the butterfly, … Continue reading
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Tagged endangered species, J. B. Grinnell, Kevin Bacon, oarisma poweshiek
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History of the Butterfly, Part 103: Where are the Oarisma Poweshiek Type Specimens?
Or: What happens to a butterfly in a tornado? Presumably most of the specimens of Oarisma poweshiek (then called Hesperia powesheik) that Henry and Helen Parker collected were deposited in a major museum, specifically the largest museum west of the Mississippi … Continue reading
History of the Butterfly, Part 98: Governor Reynold’s version
Governor John Reynolds (Reynolds, 1855) actually finds more in common with Black Hawk’s version than he does with Wakefield’s.
