By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener

Pruning Established Trees. (Jim Downer, Gardenprofessors.com)
https://bit.ly/30nJQcS

The Northeast’s Hemlock Trees face extinction.  A tiny fly could save them. (Zoya Teirstein, Grist.org)
https://bit.ly/31RGeAs

Back-Seat Driver: The Parasite That Makes Bees Drop Off Its Babies. (Paige Embry, Entomologytoday.org)
https://bit.ly/3qsBsn1

VIDEO: Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones. (PBS.org)
https://to.pbs.org/3qrl7zh

Are the honeybees raised in urban environments beneficial or detrimental?  As a native species.
(Jeanine Farley, Cabridgeday.com) https://bit.ly/30mOiZr

MORE ABOUT BEES…The Truth About Honey Bees.  “Raising nonnatives does not “save the bees”—and may harm them.” (Laura Tangley, nwf.org) https://bit.ly/3n4rPZW

Garden Logic – understanding correlation and causation in our gardens and landscapes (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU) https://bit.ly/2YAAsC1

Prion-like protein acts as water sensor in seeds. (Jyoti Madhusoodanan, PNAS .org)
https://bit.ly/3wBUwQM

Pitcher Plant Moths and their Pitcher Plant Homes. (Indefenseofplants.com)
https://bit.ly/3n0KntY

Spiders on Tiny Treadmills Give Scientists the Side-Eye.  “Jumping spiders see more in their periphery than previously known.” (Maddie Bender, scientificanamerican.com)
https://bit.ly/3qnFi0V

MORE ON SPIDERS…Spiders are much smarter than you think.  “Cognition researchers are discovering surprising capabilities among a group of itsy-bitsy arachnids.” (Betsy Mason, knowablemagazine.org)
https://bit.ly/31VfPBX

Beetle Proves It’s Possible To Survive Millions Of Years Without Having Sex. (Rachael Funnell, Iflscience.com)
https://bit.ly/3oAp4z9

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