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Spittlebugs, Tree Hoppers, Waterstriders, and Stink Bugs—Oh My!!!!
2008 Hemiptera BioBlitz
Join us August 8-11, 2008, for our 6th year cataloguing biodiversity in Acadia National Park.
The National Park Service, Maine Entomological Society, Maine Forest Service, University of Maine, and Dorr Museum of Natural History at College of the Atlantic are again pleased to co-sponsor another BioBlitz at the park’s Schoodic Peninsula. This year’s intensive weekend survey will focus on the Hemiptera, or true bugs. The event will be held at the Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC) campus in the Schoodic section of Acadia National Park. Interested individuals and amateur and professional naturalists are invited to participate.
As with past blitzes, there will be registration and meal fees to cover costs of the blitz. The National Park Service will provide housing at no cost to participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration materials are available below and at the Maine Entomological Society website.
For individuals interested in a shorter and more general introduction about the natural history of these fascinating animals, there will also be a public Resource Acadia "True Bugs for Beginners" workshop held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 10. The workshop will include a classroom section discussing the ecology and natural history of these diverse insects and a field component to collect true bugs for the blitz effort.
For additional information, contact David Manski at Acadia National Park via e-mail or at 207-288-8720.
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