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© Pacific Analytics, LLC 2003
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The scientists at Pacific Analytics often
conduct independent research to support our clients needs for reliable,
unbiased, scientific information.
Since 2002, Pacific Analytics personnel
have been monitoring the Wēkiu bug, a candidate
for listing as an endangered species. The goal of this monitoring is to
establish baseline population estimates that will be used to measure the
effectiveness of habitat protection and restoration protocols, and the
impacts, if any, due to construction of
NASA’s Outrigger Telescopes Project.
We offer here the story of this amazing
insect.
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THE WĒKIU BUG
(Nysius wekiuicola)
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Young Wēkiu bug hiding in a hole in a small piece of
cinder.
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35891 Richardson Gap Road
Scio, OR 97374
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Mating female and male Wēkiu bugs.
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Adult Wēkiu bug feeding on a fly
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Lycosid Wolf Spider clinging to cinder.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEKIU BUG AND THE ON GOING
MONITORING PROGRAM PLEASE VISIT
THE
REPORTS PAGE
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