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So….

I bought more books about entomology so I think I found a new interest. I was going to see if I could contact the author but I found out she passed in 2018. I was profoundly sad.

I didn’t realize black flies were such a big issue. I’m sure I’ve been bitten by some at one point or another in my life but I’ve just never noticed!

I also didn’t realize how much research has gone into the species. Apparently they’re such a nuisance that we have gone through extensive research to try and control the population.

That’s crazy.

Bugs and bugs and more bugs!

370k different types of beetles. I didn’t realize ladybugs were considered beetles. They don’t really teach those things in school. Or maybe they do now? I certainly didn’t learn about that.

I am concerned that a librarian not a scientist or an expert is writing this book. This is all part of that 'my opinion is fact' and 'I know as much as an expert' thing in today's society that I really hate and that has harmed us all in so many ways. I have to ask myself if she knows what she is talking about. She is also dead but her bio on goodreads says 'she resides in Maine' in a grave maybe.