Ongoing research

If there's anything better than a ladybug eating an aphid, it's a ladybug devouring dozens of aphids. Get 'em! Ladybugs--actually, they're "lady beetles"--are garden heroes. And that's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Sunday, March 2 from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Agronomy Department at the University of Florida has a 12 month Tenure accruing Faculty Position available for Extension and Research on Aquatic/Natural Area invasive plants.

Brooms are shrubs introduced into North America from Europe in the mid-1800s. Common species include Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and Portuguese broom (Cytisus striatus).

From WeedsNews4791 | February 22, 2014 | 11:30 pm Posted by Zheljana Peric Abstract: For widespread adoption of biodegradable plastics as agricultural mulches, dependable biodegradation across contrasting conditions is necessary.

We're accustomed to seeing honey bees pollinating the almonds. But carpenter bees do, too. We spotted a female Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, foraging in an almond tree on Feb. 24 in a field adjacent to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr.

Talk about good news. Honey bees will definitely benefit from the U.S.

Due: Applications for Livestock Loans, State 4-H Future's Task Force Survey, Applications for 4-H Camp Counselor, Sectional Presentation Day. Applications for Scholarship, All Star and Merit Award are now available.

On Monday, March 17, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Planning Branch is organizing a two hour lecture by Dr. Joe DiTomaso on the biology, ecology and management of yellow starthistle.

From the Invasive Plants in Sourthern California blog (http://ucanr.edu/blogs/socalinvasives/index.cfm) This blog should be filed under, They'll try anything, especially if they think there is lots of money in it and they don't know the business.

The white sapote is a relative of citrus. However, it is too distant botanically for the fruit to resemble, be graft compatible, or hybridize with citrus.