By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener
Critters digging up your lawn and garden? Here are some resources on voles, moles and gophers:
Moles, voles and gophers dig the garden. (Dana Sanchez, OSU) https://bit.ly/33iM2Uu
Meadow Voles and Pocket Gophers: Management in Lawns, Gardens, and Croplands. (Gunn et al,
OSU) https://bit.ly/3zZYi8r
People and Plants-“…a look at the German botanist Adam Lonicer.” (Sylvia Thompson-Hacker, Gardenprofessors.com) https://bit.ly/3fiQs0k
VIDEO: Pruning Fruit Trees. (OSU Clackamas County MG, Clackamas County TV via Youtube) https://bit.ly/33wpEXt
In a New Study, Spring Forest Bees Get Their Due. (Leslie Mertz, Ph.D, Entomologytoday.org) https://bit.ly/3Grheil
Back-Seat Driver: The Parasite That Makes Bees Drop Off Its Babies. (Page Embry, Entomologytoday) https://bit.ly/3nky37w
Do Pollinators Prefer Dense Flower Patches? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No. (Andrew Porterfield, Entomologytoday.org) https://bit.ly/3GDxDkx
VIDEO: Managing Moss in Lawns. (Alec Kowalewski, OSU) https://bit.ly/3I4mrO5
Where Giant Honey Bees Rest Their Wings During Annual Migration. (Ed Ricciuti, Entomologytoday.org) https://bit.ly/3GqcZ75
This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature. “The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward.” (Joseph Stromberg, smithsonianmag.com) https://bit.ly/3qvaSJX
VIDEO: Watch roots from different plants compete for prime real estate underground. Mathematical modeling and greenhouse studies show complex interactions keep roots productive. (Elizabeth Pennisi, Science.org) https://bit.ly/3GmNK5C
