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Eudryas grata is a moth known as the beautiful wood nymph. They are known for their mimicry of bird droppings. Found in abundance, predominantly across the entire eastern United States. Hosts for the caterpillar include Ampelopsis, buttonbush, grapes, hops, and Virginia creeper.

In recent years, changes in climate have resulted in high night-time temperatures and dramatically reduced the fruit set of many of our important vegetable crops. When it is seventy-five degrees or higher at night, many crops will not pollinate – there maybe vigorous, well-tended plants in the field that are covered with flowers, but the pollination process is impeded by those high thermometer readings.

The Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) is a type of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world.

A listener reports seeing this rare bird.

The female's wings are purplish red with ochre-yellow. They have thin scales and are almost transparent. The male's wings are purplish brown with a large transparent space in the middle. The female is larger than the male. The wing span is 4.2 to 6.6 centimeters.

Rudy reflects on recent enounters with appreciative fans of NatureNotes and NatureScene.

Opioid abuse and addiction in South Carolina and across the country are at epidemic levels. On the next Palmetto Perspectives, a panel of experts will discuss this ongoing deadly issue and how we combat it.Thursday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. on all stations

A few years ago, we interviewed someone from our next guest’s organization about their social and emotional support programs offered to students in our state’s public schools. At that time, they were independent entities operating throughout our state, but as of August 16th, they merged into one statewide organization.Mike Switzer interviews Jamie Cooper, president and CEO of Communities In Schools of South Carolina in North Charleston, SC.

The goal of our next guest’s organization is to multiply the number of INC 5000 companies in the Midlands area of our state by a factor of 10 over the next ten years. And one of their tools to accomplish this is their big annual upcoming event.Mike Switzer interviews Matt Vaadi, program manager at GrowCo and CEO of guHRoo (formerly ERG) Payroll & HR Services, both in Columbia, SC. The 2021 Growth Summit is coming to Columbia, SC Nov. 18th, 2021.