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| List: MassLep Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:07:49 -0400 From: 'Barbara Volkle' via MassLep <masslep...> Subject: [MassLep] Massachusetts Butterfly Club - 10/17 - Michael C. LaScaleia, Arnold Arboretum |
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------nI3BtREt0I3qZZJgFVV3GWNM Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Join us for the Fall Meeting of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club! **Saturday, OCTOBER 17, 2026, **from 4:30 - 7:00 pm. Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester 4:30 PM - **POTLUCK SUPPER**- bring a favorite dish/dessert to share 5:15 PM - Election and Business Meeting 6 PM - Michael C. LaScaleia, Arnold Arboretum 7 PM - Photo sharing Join us at 4:30 PM for a POTLUCK SUPPER, followed by a business meeting, and our speaker. Our guest speaker Michael C. LaScaleia will present **Invasive Plants, Native Controls**. Invasive plants have spread across New England, and some butterflies and moths have followed them in. These insects could act as biological control agents that nobody released, and yet the plants keep winning. In this talk I'll cover where these "neo-native" herbivores came from, what they're doing to their new hosts, and why it isn't enough. Along the way we'll explore the chemical defenses of the plants, the parasitoids and predators waiting for the caterpillars, and how hard it is for a caterpillar to survive. Michael C. LaScaleia is Katherine H. Putnam Fellow at the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. Michael completed his PhD on spatial interaction among trees, caterpillars, and parasitoids at UConn in 2024. Since then, he has been researching invasive plant-native caterpillar interactions at the Arnold Arboretum. He grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and loves studying the native insects and flora that reside in New England's forests. HATS AND TEES - Our new tees and hats will be for sale at the meeting! Hats are $25, tees are $30. Tees are available in 6 colors. Images are on our website www.massbutterflies.org <https://www.massbutterflies.org>. Cash or check only. FALL JOURNAL - The 2026 Fall issue of Massachusetts Butterflies will be available for pickup at by members. MAS BROAD MEADOW BROOK - Arrive early and explore Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary. POTLUCK SUPPER - Please support our efforts to reduce waste by bringing a place setting for your meal. //See//www.massbutterflies.org <https://www.massbutterflies.org>//for additional details. // Guests are welcome! Barbara Volkle Northborough, MA <b_volkle...> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MassLep" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to masslep+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/<85d2bcf8-830a-4ea2-bb83-53d50a2973be...> --------------nI3BtREt0I3qZZJgFVV3GWNM Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8= "> </head> <body> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Join us for the Fall Meeting of the = Massachusetts Butterfly Club! </span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><b><strong class=3D"x1s688f" style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Saturday, OCTOBE= R 17, 2026, </strong></b><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">from 4:30 - 7:00 pm.</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook in W= orcester</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><br> </p> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">4:30 PM - </span><b><strong class=3D"x1s688f" style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">POTLUCK SUPPER</st= rong></b><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> - bring a favorite dish/dessert to sh= are</span><br> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">5:15 PM - Election and Business = Meeting </span><br> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">6 PM - Michael C. LaScaleia, Arn= old Arboretum</span><br> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">7 PM - Photo sharing</span> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><br> </p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Join us at 4:30 PM for a POTLUCK SUP= PER, followed by a business meeting, and our speaker.</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Our guest speaker Michael C. LaScale= ia will present </span><b><strong class=3D"x1s688f" style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Invasive Plants,= Native Controls</strong></b><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Invasive plants have spread across N= ew England, and some butterflies and moths have followed them in. These ins= ects could act as biological control agents that nobody released, and yet t= he plants keep winning. In this talk I'll cover where these "neo-native"</s= pan></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">herbivores came from, what they're d= oing to their new hosts, and why it isn't enough. Along the way we'll explo= re the chemical defenses of the plants, the parasitoids and predators waiti= ng for the caterpillars, and how hard it is for a caterpillar to survive.</= span><br> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael C. LaScaleia is Kather= ine H. Putnam Fellow at the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. Michael= completed his PhD on spatial interaction among trees, caterpillars, and pa= rasitoids at UConn in 2024. Since then, he has been researching invasive pl= ant-native caterpillar interactions at the Arnold Arboretum. He grew up in = Sudbury, Massachusetts, and loves studying the native insects and flora tha= t reside in New England's forests.</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><br> </p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">HATS AND TEES - Our new tees and hat= s will be for sale at the meeting! Hats are $25, tees are $30. Tees are ava= ilable in 6 colors. Images are on our website </span><a href=3D"https://www.massbutterflies.org" class=3D"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">www.massbutterflies.org</span></a>= <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> . Cash or check only.</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">FALL JOURNAL - The 2026 Fall issue o= f Massachusetts Butterflies will be available for pickup at by members.</sp= an></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">MAS BROAD MEADOW BROOK - Arrive earl= y and explore Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary.</span></p= > <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">POTLUCK SUPPER - Please support our = efforts to reduce waste by bringing a place setting for your meal.</span></= p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><br> </p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><i><em class=3D"x1k4tb9n" style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">See</em></i><sp= an style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href=3D"https://www.massbutterflies.org" class=3D"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">www.massbutterflies.org</span></a>= <i><em class=3D"x1k4tb9n" style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> for additional= details. </em></i></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Guests are welcome!</span></p> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Barbara Volkle</span><br> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;">Northborough, MA</span><br> <span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbrevi= ated" href=3D"mailto:<b_volkle...>"><b_volkle...></a></span> <p class=3D"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x16tdsg8"><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p> <p><br> </p> </body> </html> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;MassLep" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:masslep+<unsubscribe...>">masslep+uns= <ubscribe...></a>.<br /> To view this discussion visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/= masslep/<85d2bcf8-830a-4ea2-bb83-53d50a2973be...>?utm_medium=3Dem= ail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/85d2bcf8= <-830a-4ea2-bb83-53d50a2973be...></a>.<br /> --------------nI3BtREt0I3qZZJgFVV3GWNM-- |
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