WCVE-FM Archive|What's Bugging You?

Slime Flux

by Dr. Art Evans
Tue, 10/02/2012
Green fig beetles (Cotinis nitida) and a green bottle fly (Lucilia species)

Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark ponder slime flux and its attraction for some insects.

Photo: Green fig beetles (Cotinis nitida) and a green bottle fly (Lucilia species) imbibing slime flux on an elm tree in The Fan (Richmond).

Key words: bacteria, slime flux, beetles

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