{"id":3408,"date":"2021-12-05T02:10:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T02:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2021-12-05T02:10:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T02:10:31","slug":"december-horticultural-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2021\/12\/05\/december-horticultural-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"December Horticultural Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master<\/strong> Gardener<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Hemlock<\/a>
Western hemlock trees – OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pruning Established Trees.<\/strong> (Jim Downer, Gardenprofessors.com)
https:\/\/bit.ly\/30nJQcS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Northeast\u2019s Hemlock Trees face extinction.\u00a0 A tiny fly could save them.<\/strong> (Zoya Teirstein, Grist.org)
https:\/\/bit.ly\/31RGeAs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

VIDEO: Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones<\/strong>. (PBS.org)
https:\/\/to.pbs.org\/3qrl7zh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Honey<\/a>
Honey bee – OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Are the honeybees raised in urban environments beneficial or detrimental?\u00a0 As a native species<\/strong>.
(Jeanine Farley<\/a>, Cabridgeday.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/30mOiZr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MORE ABOUT BEES\u2026The Truth About Honey Bees<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cRaising nonnatives does not \u201csave the bees\u201d\u2014and may harm them.\u201d<\/em> (Laura Tangley, nwf.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3n4rPZW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garden Logic \u2013 understanding correlation and causation in our gardens and landscapes<\/strong> (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YAAsC1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prion-like protein acts as water sensor in seeds.<\/strong> (Jyoti Madhusoodanan<\/a>, PNAS .org)
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3wBUwQM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitcher Plant Moths and their Pitcher Plant Homes.<\/strong> (Indefenseofplants.com)
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3n0KntY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Jumping<\/a>
Jumping Spider<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spiders on Tiny Treadmills Give Scientists the Side-Eye<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cJumping spiders see more in their periphery than previously known.<\/em>\u201d (Maddie Bender, scientificanamerican.com)
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qnFi0V<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MORE ON SPIDERS\u2026Spiders are much smarter than you think.\u00a0 <\/strong>\u201cCognition researchers are discovering surprising capabilities among a group of itsy-bitsy arachnids<\/em>.\u201d (Betsy Mason, knowablemagazine.org)
https:\/\/bit.ly\/31VfPBX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener Pruning Established Trees. (Jim Downer, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/30nJQcS The Northeast\u2019s Hemlock Trees face extinction.\u00a0 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… 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-3408","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\/3408","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=3408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3413,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3408\/revisions\/3413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}