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Volume 43, Number 2 June 2016 Wisconsin Entomological Society N e w s I e t t e r Volume 43, Number 2 June 2016 Snapshot: Entomologist Studying Moths said. at Bong Q. When did you get involved with Bong? By Kevin Poirier [email protected] A. About two years ago .... The first year there was so much diversity I didn't have enough time. We felt that we needed to get [Editor's Note-The following article was out here every three to five days. We started originally published on 18 October 2015 in doing that last year, and the diversity was as The Kenosha News. A copy was furnished good as we thought it would be. by WES member Stacy Stewart. It has been reproduced with the author's permission.] Q. Why do you need to be there that often? Steve Bransky has been collecting insects since the age of 8. A. Every three to five days the moth fauna changes. We know butterflies well; there are With a degree in entomology, he has 70 species of butterflies in the state of traveled the country collecting different Wisconsin. Moths, we estimate between moth species. 3,500 and 4,000 species. We don't know Bransk:y, of Grayslake, Ill., is working on a them well. Every year we are finding new moth survey at Bong State Recreational species in Wisconsin that have not been Area. found here before. "Steve's knowledge is astounding," Bong Q. What have you found at Bong? naturalist Beth Goeppinger said. "The fact A. Seven hundred and fifty species of moths that he chose our property is amazing!" [have been found] at Bong. We estimate The survey will allow the park to make there are 1,200 here. We have some that we better decisions about habitat management haven't seen that we know have to be found and help protect endangered species, she here. They have been found not too far away. Others are Yery local and rare. There properly. which they do at Bong. are t\vo endangered moths here at Bong. It is Q. Why did you choose moths? very important not to catch them. They only fly for five days in September. I do urge A. Growing up on the north side of Chicago anyone getting into entomology: Be careful; I had the Forest Glen Woods forest preserve do your homework; make sure you know near my home. The diurnal insects that what you are taking if you do take a occurred there were limited, and I was specimen. running out of new species to study. I found diversity at night was spectacular compared Q. What endangered moth did you find? to day fliers. Back in the '70s, the silk moth A. There is a plant here called prairie dock; cocoons were commonplace on trees around it is the only known plant for a state­ the city (not anymore). Winters were long, endangered moth: the Papaipema silphii and I found that waiting for the moths to moth. It is named after the plant, the emerge in the spring, and the impressive size Silphium plant. We found the moth here at a of the silk moths, always seemed more remnant prairie site. It is the biggest interesting. population in the state of Wisconsin. That is Q. Why are moths important? a big find, because if we have to re-stock it in other prairies where it has disappeared, A. Moths are our No. I pollinator by far, we have a refuge here and we can (take) above the honeybees. Honeybees don't females and transport them and put them belong here. They are not natives. They into new areas. were brought here in the 1650s. Our native plants don't rely on honeybees. They rely on Q. Is that a lot of moths for an area like moths, butterflies and other bees such as Bong? bumble bees, which are native. A lot of A. It is impressive for a heavily managed, times, we'll catch these moths that have heavily used area like Bong. But as I pollen on their entire body; some of the mentioned, we have refuges set aside that prairie (plants) rely on sphinx moths or are unaltered and untouched, and we are hawk moths. So without the moths some of ' finding huge diversity in those spots. That these flowers can't survive. gives them a chance to spread out years Q. What challenges do they face? from now when we manage this prairie 2 A. Moths are disappearing everywhere. We as prey. have a lot of problems with non-native Q. Anything you would say to people insects. The forest service brought in a interested in entomology? parasite fly (Compsilara concinnata) to control gypsy moths. We find it here in A. We have the Wisconsin Entomological Wisconsin, but it was never even released Society; we have a website, here. It was released in New York and New www.wisentsoc.org. I urge anybody who Jersey, and it escaped and is traveling wants to get into it or has any questions, around the U.S. like wildfire. It is killing all please send us an email through the website. the moths. Bacillus thuringiensis spray, we We are a very interactive group; we do use for gypsy moth, via helicopter, it kills events four times a year through the every moth. It is not just gypsy moth, but University of Wisconsin-Madison. We urge without the tree, we don't have the moths, so anybody who is interested to send us an we have to find that fine happy medium line email and we'll get back to you. We' d love that is best for control to keep everything to have you out and teach you more. happy. The Wisconsin Entomological Society Newsletter is Q. Anything that people can do to help published three times per year. The newsletter is the moths? provided to encourage and facilitate the exchange of A. Yeah, if you have a spot, a native prairie infonnation by the membership, and to keep members infonned of the activities of the in your yard, try to maintain it as native organization. Members are encouraged to contribute prairie. Try to limit your burn to small items for inclusion in the newsletter. Please send all isolated patches. It is not good for the moths. news items, notes, new or interesting insect records, If you have a bigger prairie, that is not seasonal summaries, and research reports or requests touched, not burnt, manage it by hand. Pull to the editor. the weeds by hand, but try not to burn a spot. Keep it as refuge; that will help the 2016 dues notices were sent out in January. Please moths. note that the year through which dues are paid Keep your white lights down to an orange appears on the newsletter's mailing label after your light, or something that doesn't attract them. name. It makes it easier for bats to come find them 3 Membenhip llue11: Pub Iication-Archi ve1~o_J)9QS-of-Florida­ Individual or family: SIO per year and-Neighboring-Land-Areas. 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