SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT INSECTS

I want to make sure that I am not accused of putting down any members of the insect kingdom just for being a certain kind of insect.  Each one has its place and that is important.  It was just that one bark beetle that I mentioned last time was kind of sneaky all by himself.  He just thought he was doing a job to earn some tasty bark to chew on.  Lina did have a lot of friends among the insect world.  One of her best friends was the Ladybug, Lady Lou.  She was the one who told Lina what Winter was and that it was going to come.  Lady Lou also introduced Lina to Clarissa, the mouse who sheltered Lina for the Winter.  Then Lady Lou met up with Lina again in the Spring, getting all tangled up in the spider silk Zenna wove to help everyone come back to Thimble Farm safely.  But that one beetle did cause some trouble, including trouble for me for telling about him.  It caused quite a buzz because some of my readers thought I was discriminating against bark beetles. All things need to be in balance in nature.  Camber helps to keep things in balance for his beloved trees. I do try to tell a balanced story.  I've got to go check out some new flower patches I heard of now.  Buzz at you later.

NEWS FLASH- NOT ALL INSECTS ARE AS FRIENDLY AND GOOD AS BEES!

I, Delbert, have always believed in the goodness of insects.  But I did come to realize that, just like humans or other creatures, some are good and kind.  But others are not.  The evil ones, who wanted to harm Lina, managed to get a bark beetle to spend a lot of time eavesdropping on Camber.  That is how they found out about Lina.  But not everything was known about her at first.  It wasn't even known where she lived.  After Croadine failed to kidnap her and turn her over to the evil ones some insects were asked to capture her.  These were a group of Cockchafers to try and capture her.  They were cousins to the bark beetle and he promised them special treats if they would take her to a certain cave.  But she was a little bit big for them to carry easily and they didn't trust their cousin that much.  So they set her down after snatching her off the lily pad she was sailing on.  She was using this to escape from the ugly frog who took her from her home.  When she was set down she met the spider, Zenna, a very good bug type, who became her life long friend.  I, Delbert, do hope everyone knows I am one of the best bugs there could ever be.  Better buzz off now.  Bye