{"id":3459,"date":"2022-02-08T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2022-02-08T18:01:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:01:51","slug":"february-horticultural-updates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2022\/02\/08\/february-horticultural-updates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"February Horticultural Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master<\/strong> Gardener<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Critters digging up your lawn and garden?<\/strong>\u00a0 Here are some resources on voles, moles and gophers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pruning<\/a>
Pruning tools – OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Moles, voles and gophers dig the garden.<\/strong> (Dana Sanchez, OSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/33iM2Uu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meadow Voles and Pocket Gophers: Management in Lawns, Gardens, and Croplands.<\/strong> (Gunn et al,
OSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zZYi8r<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

People and Plants<\/strong><\/a>-\u201c\u2026<\/strong>a look at the German botanist Adam Lonicer.\u201d (Sylvia Thompson-Hacker, Gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3fiQs0k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIDEO: Pruning Fruit Trees.<\/strong> (OSU Clackamas County MG, Clackamas County TV via Youtube) https:\/\/bit.ly\/33wpEXt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a New Study, Spring Forest Bees Get Their Due.<\/strong> (Leslie Mertz, Ph.D, E<\/strong>ntomologytoday.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Grheil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back-Seat Driver: The Parasite That Makes Bees Drop Off Its Babies.\u00a0<\/strong>(Page Embry, Entomologytoday) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nky37w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do Pollinators Prefer Dense Flower Patches? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No.<\/strong> (Andrew Porterfield, Entomologytoday.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GDxDkx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moss in lawn – OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

VIDEO: Managing Moss in Lawns<\/strong>. (Alec Kowalewski, OSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3I4mrO5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where Giant Honey Bees Rest Their Wings During Annual Migration.<\/strong> (Ed Ricciuti, Entomologytoday.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GqcZ75<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cThe small hopping insect\u00a0Issus coleoptratus\u00a0uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward.\u201d<\/em> (Joseph Stromberg, smithsonianmag.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3qvaSJX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VIDEO: Watch roots from different plants compete for prime real estate underground.\u00a0 <\/strong>Mathematical modeling and greenhouse studies show complex interactions keep roots productive. (Elizabeth Pennisi, Science.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GmNK5C<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener Critters digging up your lawn and garden?\u00a0 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… 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-3459","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\/3459","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=3459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3467,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions\/3467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}