Dr Claire HarkinJun 12, 20193 min readA break in the rainIn view of the end-of-the-world rain we had all day on Monday, I was somewhat concerned about how soggy I was going to get during...
Dr Claire HarkinMay 24, 20192 min readLiterally dripping in spittle!On Wednesday this week, Dr Alan Stewart and I joined other members of the BRIGIT research consortium to deliver a "Biosecurity and...
Dr Claire HarkinMay 20, 20191 min readCollecting Cercopis vulnerataOne of the aims of the BRIGIT project is to get a better understanding of the ecology and population structure of the 18 or so froghopper...
Dr Claire HarkinMay 20, 20191 min readNymph knowhow!So, once you've spotted your spittle, how on earth do you know which froghopper species you might be looking at? Well, a reasonable...
Dr Claire HarkinMay 1, 20191 min readSpittle spotted!I spotted the first signs of #xylem-feeders in my garden at the weekend, with #spittle appearing on some hedge bindweed (Calystegia...