Peter
@peterlcoffey.bsky.social
I do horticultural science and take photos of bugs. If I mess up, please call me on it! @peterlcoffey on Instagram
We've had quite a few samples of roses coming into the lab showing symptoms of Rose Rosette Disease. Symptoms vary by cultivar, but overgrowth of prickles is one of them.
October 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We've had quite a few samples of roses coming into the lab showing symptoms of Rose Rosette Disease. Symptoms vary by cultivar, but overgrowth of prickles is one of them.
Am I the only field scientist who hates every scale they've ever used??
I want one that can handle abuse, doesn't weigh a ton, doesn't have a masthead to catch the wind, and is precise to 1g and ~10 kg aaaaaaand ideally has a rechargeable battery. Does that exist?
I want one that can handle abuse, doesn't weigh a ton, doesn't have a masthead to catch the wind, and is precise to 1g and ~10 kg aaaaaaand ideally has a rechargeable battery. Does that exist?
May 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Am I the only field scientist who hates every scale they've ever used??
I want one that can handle abuse, doesn't weigh a ton, doesn't have a masthead to catch the wind, and is precise to 1g and ~10 kg aaaaaaand ideally has a rechargeable battery. Does that exist?
I want one that can handle abuse, doesn't weigh a ton, doesn't have a masthead to catch the wind, and is precise to 1g and ~10 kg aaaaaaand ideally has a rechargeable battery. Does that exist?
Prettying up one of our blueberry high tunnels
March 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Prettying up one of our blueberry high tunnels
Fasciated hazelnut catkins! A first for me.
February 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fasciated hazelnut catkins! A first for me.
Slightly less terrible pic of that map
February 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Slightly less terrible pic of that map
VADACS is expanding the red imported fire ant quarantine in Virginia in May. They haven't done a press release about this yet, but will soon.
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
VADACS is expanding the red imported fire ant quarantine in Virginia in May. They haven't done a press release about this yet, but will soon.
January 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The way the bubbles move under the ice is wonderful
January 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The way the bubbles move under the ice is wonderful
Part of this experiment was comparing plants grown from tissue culture to plants grown from saved seed pieces. Tissue cultured plants appear much more densely structured!
The dense structure makes them harder to break apart and clean. Also they have more roots. Hopefully this disappears in gen 2!
The dense structure makes them harder to break apart and clean. Also they have more roots. Hopefully this disappears in gen 2!
January 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Part of this experiment was comparing plants grown from tissue culture to plants grown from saved seed pieces. Tissue cultured plants appear much more densely structured!
The dense structure makes them harder to break apart and clean. Also they have more roots. Hopefully this disappears in gen 2!
The dense structure makes them harder to break apart and clean. Also they have more roots. Hopefully this disappears in gen 2!
Not a record breaker for this farm, but the biggest from this harvest: 22.77 lbs (10.3kg) from one plant. Not bad!
January 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Not a record breaker for this farm, but the biggest from this harvest: 22.77 lbs (10.3kg) from one plant. Not bad!
Harvested the very last of the ginger we planted last year today. Nothing like that end of an experiment feeling!
January 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Harvested the very last of the ginger we planted last year today. Nothing like that end of an experiment feeling!
An adorable liverwort growing next to the hydroponic grow bags we're using for growing ginger
December 6, 2024 at 12:36 AM
An adorable liverwort growing next to the hydroponic grow bags we're using for growing ginger
Our best performing hydroponic ginger plant so far. over 20lbs (9.4kg)
December 6, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Our best performing hydroponic ginger plant so far. over 20lbs (9.4kg)
we got halfway through harvesting our ginger experiments yesterday. Frost killed a lot of leaves last night but the rhizomes are still fine!
December 4, 2024 at 4:48 PM
we got halfway through harvesting our ginger experiments yesterday. Frost killed a lot of leaves last night but the rhizomes are still fine!
Lordy, I am bad at fly ID. @bioinfocus.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social can y'all help me out? Collected in a school in Virginia, they sent me these pics
November 19, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Lordy, I am bad at fly ID. @bioinfocus.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social can y'all help me out? Collected in a school in Virginia, they sent me these pics
Finishing up our last monthly ginger measurements for the year today! We'll harvest in early December and get more measurements then of course
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Finishing up our last monthly ginger measurements for the year today! We'll harvest in early December and get more measurements then of course
Our garlic is coming up quickly with all this warm fall weather!
November 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Our garlic is coming up quickly with all this warm fall weather!
Spent the morning planting some native bunch grasses on this steep hillside i never want to mow again
November 17, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Spent the morning planting some native bunch grasses on this steep hillside i never want to mow again
Our Frankensteinian high tunnel is finally up! We cobbled together two smaller moveable tunnels to make this and I'm so happy to be done with moveable tunnels!
February 21, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Our Frankensteinian high tunnel is finally up! We cobbled together two smaller moveable tunnels to make this and I'm so happy to be done with moveable tunnels!
I think this is the the lesser willow sawfly, looks to be relatively common in northern Europe.
November 21, 2023 at 2:19 PM
I think this is the the lesser willow sawfly, looks to be relatively common in northern Europe.
found this little guy munching on my chestnut seedlings. I think it's a morning-glory prominent, but am open to corrections
August 31, 2023 at 11:25 AM
found this little guy munching on my chestnut seedlings. I think it's a morning-glory prominent, but am open to corrections
Honestly amazed I found the tiny thing in the container I was keeping the bug in! It's dead now and soooo tiny, but here's a quick photo stack before i log off.
August 30, 2023 at 1:21 AM
Honestly amazed I found the tiny thing in the container I was keeping the bug in! It's dead now and soooo tiny, but here's a quick photo stack before i log off.
I wish I'd noticed this very obvious hitchhiker on this Elasmucha lateralis when I was photographing it!
August 30, 2023 at 1:06 AM
I wish I'd noticed this very obvious hitchhiker on this Elasmucha lateralis when I was photographing it!