{"id":2976,"date":"2021-03-13T07:38:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2021-03-13T07:38:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:38:07","slug":"march-horticultural-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2021\/03\/13\/march-horticultural-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"March Horticultural Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Doug fir beetle. Photo: LSU Agriculture Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pheromone treatment puts up the \u201cNo Vacancy\u201d sign for Douglas-Fir Beetles.<\/strong> (Darrell Ross, quantamagazine.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qkDcft<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazing root drawings!<\/strong> (Wageningen University-Image Collection) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37azCwK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video:  Scientists are discovering new species in the ancient canopies of Canada’s tallest trees.  <\/strong>\u201cOn BC\u2019s coast, giant trees have been fed by rain for over 700 years and are home to an incredible micro-world.\u201d<\/em> (Wild Canadian Weather, cbc.ca) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3daaiLa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhododendrons as thermometers. \u201c<\/em><\/strong>Did you know that some rhododendrons can act as a living thermometer, showing you just how cold it is by the curl of their leaves?\u201d<\/em> (Melissa Reckner, Brandywine.org https:\/\/bit.ly\/377m4lN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mystery of Mistletoe\u2019s Missing Genes.  <\/strong>\u201cMistletoes have all but shut down the powerhouses of their cells. Scientists are still trying to understand the plants\u2019 unorthodox survival strategy.\u201d<\/em> (Christie Wilcox, quantamagazine.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3b4FtEV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microscopic wrinkles in leaves ward off insects.<\/strong>  \u201cResearchers identify a new insect-defense mechanism<\/em>.\u201d (Monique Brouillette<\/a>, Scientificamerican.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rQIwHB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beepocalypse myth handbook: Assessing claims of pollinator collapse.<\/strong> (Jon Entine, geneticliteracyproject.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tgmf6Y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seed packets. Photo: OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Learn the terms on seed packets to make the right selection.<\/strong> (Kym Pokorny, OSU; via Nichole Sanchez, OSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NtLPG4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houseplant Hubub: The rage about variegation.<\/strong> (John Porter, gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3d88nXy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gardening with Native Plants book inspires perennial passions (Linda Chalker-Scott).<\/strong> (WSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qklMzA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insects in flight-11 incredible species in SLOW MOTION-Watch!  <\/strong>\u201cTakeoff and flight sequences of insects spanning 5 different taxonomic orders captured at 3,200 fps!\u201d (Ant Lab, via Youtube) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ag5p1a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bumble bees of the Oregon Bee Atlas.  Watch the video!<\/strong> (Lincoln Best, via Youtube) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3b4FZml<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stickiness is a weapon some plants use to fend off hungry insects.<\/strong> (Eric Lopresti, the conversation.com)<\/strong> https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ai3QA7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural wonder: Wing ‘clap’ solves mystery of butterfly flight.<\/strong> (Matt McGrath, BBC.com) https:\/\/bbc.in\/2ZfDCI4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extension foresters note trend in redwood plantings, plan needs assessment.<\/strong> (Alicia Christiansen, OSU Extension) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2LNgOfA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adult spotted lanternfly. Photo: University of Maryland<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Five things to know about: Spotted Lanternfly – Oregon IPM Center.  See the video.<\/strong> (Christ Hedstrom, OSU via Youtube) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3pimdcj<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Pheromone treatment puts up the \u201cNo Vacancy\u201d sign for Douglas-Fir Beetles. (Darrell Ross, quantamagazine.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qkDcft Amazing root drawings! (Wageningen University-Image Collection) https:\/\/bit.ly\/37azCwK Watch the video:  Scientists are discovering new species in the ancient canopies of Canada’s tallest trees.  \u201cOn BC\u2019s coast, giant trees have been fed… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8248,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1180745],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-horticulture-updates"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2997,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2976\/revisions\/2997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}