What is it Wednesday archive: August 8, 2018

Can you identify what's in this photo?

 

 

Each Wednesday morning 

on Camp Lutherlyn's Facebook page

 the Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program posts a photo. 

 

 

Readers have all morning and afternoon 

to make their best guess about what the photo is. 

 

Around 6 pm LEEP provides the answer and a brief explanation.

 

 

Each week's What is it Wednesday post 

will also be posted on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

 after it is posted on Facebook,

sometimes with additional bonus information. 

 

In addition to bringing you current editions of What is it Wednesday 

on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

we will be reposting old editions,

creating a What is it Wednesday archive. 

 

This photo was posted as a What is it Wednesday on

August 8, 2018. 

 

 

 

And the answer is....

These are the eggs of a squash bug, on the bottom of a zucchini leaf.

Squash bug is a pest of zucchini, butternut, pattypan, cucumber, and other plants in the squash family. 

The Lutherlyn gardens at Terra Dei use no chemicals as pesticides or fertilizers, so often we try to control pests by hand. When we find squash bug eggs, we squash ‘em! 

Birds, frogs, toads, snakes, and some insects also help us control pest populations by eating animals that could be pests. We have added many features around Terra Dei to provide habitat for these helpful predators. This allows us to supplement the dining hall salad bar with fresh, organic, very local veggies!

Like and follow Camp Lutherlyn on Facebook, to see What is it Wednesday posts when they come out and have the opportunity to share your guesses in the comments!