Comments for Matthew Sarver http://matthewsarver.com The Modern Naturalist Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:35:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Biofuels and Habitat Loss by Kyle Bailey http://matthewsarver.com/2009/06/biofuels-and-habitat-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-5713 Kyle Bailey Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:35:40 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=218#comment-5713 actually it is not that hard to setup wind farms, the only problem is that it requires lots of capital investment.;;; actually it is not that hard to setup wind farms, the only problem is that it requires lots of capital investment.;;;

]]> Comment on Southern Spiders #1 by Matthew Sarver http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/southern-spiders-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5657 Matthew Sarver Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:18:25 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=393#comment-5657 Hi Jennifer! Really sorry for the slow reply - the blog has been slipping lately as I have been swamped with work. I think I know exactly what spider you are seeing. Leucauge venusta, the Orchard Orbweaver. Does it match <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/262141" rel="nofollow">this photo</a>? This is a small spider that is common throughout the east. Hi Jennifer! Really sorry for the slow reply – the blog has been slipping lately as I have been swamped with work. I think I know exactly what spider you are seeing. Leucauge venusta, the Orchard Orbweaver. Does it match this photo? This is a small spider that is common throughout the east.

]]> Comment on Southern Spiders #2: The Green Lynx by Matthew Sarver http://matthewsarver.com/2009/09/southern-spiders-2-the-green-lynx/comment-page-1/#comment-5656 Matthew Sarver Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:55:34 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=482#comment-5656 Sorry for the slow reply, but no, they wouldn't be bad for your plants at all. They are predatory, so they might actually help by eating some of the insects that might be feeding on the plants. Sorry for the slow reply, but no, they wouldn’t be bad for your plants at all. They are predatory, so they might actually help by eating some of the insects that might be feeding on the plants.

]]> Comment on Knocking Out Knapweed by Matthew Sarver http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/comment-page-1/#comment-5655 Matthew Sarver Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:54:05 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=327#comment-5655 Chris - Thanks for the update on Milestone. I'm glad you had such good success with it, and I will have to try that method on my remaining stand of knapweed. Chris – Thanks for the update on Milestone. I’m glad you had such good success with it, and I will have to try that method on my remaining stand of knapweed.

]]> Comment on The Moth and Me #5 by Marni Sue http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/the-moth-and-me-5/comment-page-1/#comment-5587 Marni Sue Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:28:23 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=423#comment-5587 I love moths...and yet I really don't know much about them! So so BEAUTIFUL! I was just in Alabama recently and I am kicking myself for not taking a picture of a big fuzzy white moth I saw outside my balcony...I can't seem to find a picture of a moth like her anywhere!!! I love moths…and yet I really don’t know much about them! So so BEAUTIFUL! I was just in Alabama recently and I am kicking myself for not taking a picture of a big fuzzy white moth I saw outside my balcony…I can’t seem to find a picture of a moth like her anywhere!!!

]]> Comment on Knocking Out Knapweed by Chris Polatin http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/knocking-out-knapweed/comment-page-1/#comment-4915 Chris Polatin Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:49:02 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=327#comment-4915 Matt, Just a follow-up on the knapweed thread from 2009. The straight Milestone at 7 ounces per 100 gallon rate boom sprayed within a 20-acre densely infested area had tremendous results--- we have to look quite hard to find a knapweed plant last week. Grasses are intact. Based on this result and several others I've witnessed, I think Milestone has great potential. Chris Matt,

Just a follow-up on the knapweed thread from 2009. The straight Milestone at 7 ounces per 100 gallon rate boom sprayed within a 20-acre densely infested area had tremendous results— we have to look quite hard to find a knapweed plant last week. Grasses are intact. Based on this result and several others I’ve witnessed, I think Milestone has great potential.

Chris

]]> Comment on Southern Spiders #2: The Green Lynx by bobert http://matthewsarver.com/2009/09/southern-spiders-2-the-green-lynx/comment-page-1/#comment-4910 bobert Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:21:55 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=482#comment-4910 i have a few of these spiders in my (medical) canabis plants over in my yard. are these spiders bad for plants? i have a few of these spiders in my (medical) canabis plants over in my yard. are these spiders bad for plants?

]]> Comment on Southern Spiders #1 by Jennifer http://matthewsarver.com/2009/08/southern-spiders-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4446 Jennifer Mon, 24 May 2010 01:53:21 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=393#comment-4446 I came across your site trying to identify some spiders in my garden. Can these have a orangey/red almost flourescent looking spot on the bottom of them? I am wondering if what I have found may have been an immature black widow, but it had green legs? I found the whole idea of web decoration fascinating, and will need to learn more. Thanks! I came across your site trying to identify some spiders in my garden. Can these have a orangey/red almost flourescent looking spot on the bottom of them? I am wondering if what I have found may have been an immature black widow, but it had green legs? I found the whole idea of web decoration fascinating, and will need to learn more. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Critical Moment for Conservation on Farmland by Alfie Davies http://matthewsarver.com/2009/10/critical-moment-for-conservation-on-farmland/comment-page-1/#comment-3961 Alfie Davies Sat, 01 May 2010 04:33:51 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=549#comment-3961 Every government should focus more on Alternative Energy so as not to be too dependent on Oil and avoid air pollution as well.,`- Every government should focus more on Alternative Energy so as not to be too dependent on Oil and avoid air pollution as well.,`-

]]> Comment on Southern Spiders #2: The Green Lynx by Richard @ The Nature Blog http://matthewsarver.com/2009/09/southern-spiders-2-the-green-lynx/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 Richard @ The Nature Blog Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:22:17 +0000 http://matthewsarver.com/?p=482#comment-3305 Wow that sure it an amazing looking spider! I am a big spider fan but have never seen a spider like that - it looks almost alien-like with that fantastic green colouration. Wow that sure it an amazing looking spider! I am a big spider fan but have never seen a spider like that – it looks almost alien-like with that fantastic green colouration.

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