If you like Pokmon, you know the insect connection. Satoshi Tajiri of Japan, who developed Pokmon, collected insects in his childhood and initially toyed with the idea of becoming an entomologist.
Asian citrus psyllid adult and immatures on citrus (Photo by Michael Rogers, UC) Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) was found on November 5 in Santa Maria for the first time.
There it was. A green caterpillar, aka larva, aka worm, occupied a blanket flower (Gaillardia) last Friday morning in the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre pollinator garden on Bee Biology Road at the University of California, Davis. Soon a honey bee from the nearby Harry H. Laidlaw Jr.
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.
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.
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...
