{"id":189,"date":"2017-08-24T13:33:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T13:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=189"},"modified":"2018-01-02T08:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T08:47:04","slug":"september-2017-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2017\/08\/24\/september-2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Horticulture Updates September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Horticultural Updates<\/h1>\n

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener<\/h3>\n

September 2017<\/p>\n

Scientists uncover how bees choose to pollinate.<\/strong> A team of researchers at the University of Arizona have figured out how bees decide what method of pollination they use. They also captured some great high speed footage of the bees. http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/plants-and-animals\/watch-bees-pollinate-flowers-in-super-slowmo\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you want to learn about the zoo beneath your feet? <\/strong>Learn about the \u201c\u2026subterranean community that includes worms, insects, mites, other arthropods you\u2019ve never heard of, amoebas, and fellow protozoa. The dominant organisms are bacteria and fungi. All these players work together, sometimes by eating one another<\/em>\u2026\u201d(Adrian Higgins, Washington Post).\u00a0 https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/home\/the-zoo-beneath-our-feet-were-only-beginning-to-understand-soils-hidden-world\/2017\/08\/08\/f73e3950-7799-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html?utm_term=.bc2bfdd2997f\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

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Honey bee. Photo: Michigan State University Extension<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

Bees Are the First Insects Found to Understand the Concept Of Zero<\/strong>. \u00a0When the insects were encouraged to fly towards a platform carrying fewer shapes than another one, they apparently recognised \u201cno shapes\u201d as a smaller value than \u201csome shapes\u201d, (Sam Wong, New Scientist). http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/plants-and-animals\/bees-are-the-first-insects-found-to-understand-the-concept-of-zero\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Good news!\u00a0 The US bee population has increased in 2017-<\/strong>\u00a0the number of bees disappearing due to colony collapse disorder is significantly smaller than it was in 2016.\u201d (IFLScience). http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/plants-and-animals\/american-honeybees-are-doing-better-in-2017\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Life stages of Elm Seed Bugs.\u00a0 Photo: Ryan Davis, Utah State University<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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Managing Elm Seed Bugs around Your Home<\/strong>– Recent publication from University of Idaho: http:\/\/www.cals.uidaho.edu\/edcomm\/pdf\/CIS\/CIS1223.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Oh my! This plant murders bugs and decorates itself with dead bodies.
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A forgotten treasure at the intersection of Science and Poetry.<\/strong> Long before she wrote her poems, she gathered, grew, classified, and pressed flowers. Harvard has\u00a0digitized<\/a>\u00a0Emily Dickinson\u2019s herbarium in its totality. (Maria Popova, Brainpickings.org) https:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2017\/05\/23\/emily-dickinson-herbarium\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Mow before you spray- <\/strong>and other tips for protecting pollinators in grassy\u00a0landscapes.\u00a0 A new guide in the\u00a0Journal of Integrated Pest Management<\/em>\u00a0shows how lawn care and pollinator protection can coexist.\u00a0(Entomology Today)) https:\/\/entomologytoday.org\/2017\/07\/17\/mow-before-you-spray-and-other-tips-for-protecting-pollinators-in-grassy-landscapes\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you use a rain barrel?<\/strong>\u00a0 Learn from an expert about potential contaminants.\u00a0 (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Fact Sheet, FS280E; photo by William McCaleb) http:\/\/cru.cahe.wsu.edu\/CEPublications\/FS280E\/FS280E.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Beetle art: ‘Sweet and curious’ drawing beetle wins hearts online.\u00a0 <\/strong>A talented beetle named Spike is drawing attention with his mini masterpieces. (BBC news-Asia) http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-40552623<\/a><\/p>\n

Foliar Diseases of Tomato!<\/strong>\u00a0 Check out this informative publication.\u00a0 Note: Only use OSU publications for treatment recommendations. (Steve Bost, U of Tennessee) https:\/\/ag.tennessee.edu\/EPP\/Extension%20Publications\/Plant%20Diseases%20Foliar%20Diseases%20of%20Tomato.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Need a soil test?<\/strong>\u00a0 This publication has finally been updated!<\/strong> https:\/\/catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu\/sites\/catalog\/files\/project\/pdf\/em8677_0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

An interesting read on the Neonic controversy: <\/strong>\u201cDo Neonics Hurt Bees? Researchers and the Media Say Yes. The Data Do Not.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 (John Entine, Slate.com) https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/amp.slate.com\/articles\/health_and_science\/science\/2017\/06\/the_data_do_not_support_the_idea_that_neonics_hurt_bees.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aphid galls. Photo: Duke Elsner, Michigan State University Extension<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

Galls, galls and more galls!<\/strong> Learn about the many types of aphid galls.\u00a0 (WordPress.com) https:\/\/simonleather.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/26\/not-all-aphid-galls-are-the-same\/?utm_content=buffer6f3bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer<\/a><\/p>\n

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There is an App or online tool for almost everything nowadays!\u00a0<\/strong> Check out the ITP (Identification Technology Program) pest identification page. ITP is part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) division. They have an ant key, Lepidoptera larva key, aphid ID, bark beetle ID and more.\u00a0 (Photo by David Cappaert, MSU) http:\/\/www.idtools.org\/identify.php?keyword=website&category=2<\/a><\/p>\n

Just for fun! <\/strong>Watch a lovely, short animated film on the Story of Flowers\u201d (AMKK)
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