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If you're passionate about Passiflora (passion flower vine), you're probably passionate about those Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae). It's November with temperatures in the unseasonal mid-80s, and the butterflies are laying eggs like there's no tomorrow.

2013 UC Master Gardener of Colusa County Information Letter and Application. Deadline is Friday November 9th.

Yellowflag iris (Iris pseudacorus L.), native to Europe, is an emergent invasive of pond margins, ditches, and other wetland sites in much of the United States. It forms dense stands which displace native sedges and rushes, reducing waterfowl habitat and water flow.

If you want to learn about butterflies, "there's an app for that." And a free one, at that.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Position Announcement October 22, 2012 Assistant Professor and Extension Turfgrass Specialist Department of Agronomy and Horticulture University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR), D...

Bee specialists like to point out that the yellowjacket is a carnivore and the honey bee is a vegetarian. They are, indeed.

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In this issue... 4-H & Gratitude, New Club Happenings Schedule, All-Star Walking Path Tour, Science Night with Robots, and much more.

If there ever were a bug just perfect for Halloween, that would be the orange and black Harlequin cabbage bug, Murgantia histrionica, also known as a calico bug or fire bug. Its brilliant, distinctive colors bring back memories of a circus clown.

Happy Halloween! Today I wanted to follow up on a previous post on the phenonena of enhanced microbial degradation of the residual herbicide simazine in orchards and vineyards.