Insects

Two-Spotted Tree Cricket

Even though I hear crickets out in the yard, this is the first year that I actually saw a cricket.  It wasn’t just any cricket – it was the Two-Spotted Tree Cricket! Features:  This type of cricket has a reddish body and a tan wings and legs.  The female has two black spots on its wings.  […]

Insects

Cucumber Beetles

There are two kind of cucumber beetles and both fall into the pest or bad bug category.  They cause a lot of damage to the cucurbit family which includes cucumbers, squash, watermelon and cantaloupe – I have to be on my toes because I am growing all four! Features:  Cucumber beetles are only 1/4 inch […]