S.B. Ruth 1969 Journal Feb 2 9.9 miles W. Larkomas Staggs Springs Stewart Point Road, Sonoma Co. Calif 11:25 93.5 miles about 1,000 feet above the canyon bottom we found an immature tanaka rivularis crossing the road - Towards the canyon bottom. 93.7 We pulled over to the side of the road to look for Tanaka rivularis . we found many other tanaka between 11:30 and 1:00. we probably hit these on the first day of emergence but now it has warmed up quite a bit. None of the tanaka were in grassland. All were under bay & Oak trees. they move over the bay oak leaf litter. Most of those on the surface, of which there were many were oriented at a right axis to the sun. Light - photo period nothing to do with anything in fact. Seemed to find pockets of mites. Several times we found 4, 5 mites all together. 1st group 5 adults, 1