{"id":3781,"date":"2023-03-05T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=3781"},"modified":"2023-04-26T07:43:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T07:43:24","slug":"march-horticultural-updates-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2023\/03\/05\/march-horticultural-updates-3\/","title":{"rendered":"March Horticultural Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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


Are Ladybugs Harmful? \u201c<\/strong>A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension expert answers questions about the annual swarm of the beetles as temperatures drop.\u201d<\/em> (<\/strong>Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife Communications) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yck95ms8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Bumble bee – Photo: Sandy Debano, OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Adorably, Bumblebees Enjoy Playing Ball For Fun Just Like Dogs And Dolphins- <\/strong>\u201cThe next step is to get them to master fris-bee.\u201d<\/em> (Eleanore Higgs, iflscience.com) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/43b2dws7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another drainage solution that makes problems worse.<\/strong> (Linda Chalker-Scott, gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/y2b5cjwr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home Greenhouses III: Basic Structure Types.<\/strong> (John Porter, gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/gardenprofessors.com\/homegreenhousestructures\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy\u2019s discovery reveals highly complex plant-insect interaction<\/strong>. \u201cResearch conducted at Penn State and SUNY Buffalo State uncovers a previously unknown insect-plant-insect interaction.\u201d<\/em> (Sara La Jeunesse, PennState University) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yw378b62<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9,500-Year-Old Tree Found in Sweden Is the World\u2019s Oldest Tree.<\/strong> (Beautyoftheplanet.com) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2jb4xzh5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Apple – PHoto: Jennifer Alexander, OSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Chill out!  Winter cold and chill hours for fruit.<\/strong> (Pam Knox, gardenprofessors.com) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc2an4h4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potential Contaminants in Residential Rain Barrel Water (Home Garden Series). <\/strong>\u201cResidential gardeners often use rain barrels to collect rainwater from roofs as a supplement to summer irrigation. Rainwater is a natural and unchlorinated water source for aquatic plants and animals. However, rooftop runoff can be contaminated by chemical and biological pollutants from atmospheric deposition, bird droppings, and the roofing material itself.\u201d<\/em> (Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2p8kbx36<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lady Beetles: Should We Buy Them for Our Gardens? (Home Garden Series). <\/strong>\u201cMany gardeners purchase these insects online or at nurseries and garden centers for release on their property. This publication discusses the drawbacks to the use of purchased lady beetles and suggests some alternatives for attracting and retaining local species.\u201d<\/em> (Linda Chalker-Scott, Michael R. Bush, WSU) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2bpdtwma<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New tomato bred to naturally resist pests and curb disease. \u201c<\/strong>A Cornell researcher has completed a decades-long program to develop new varieties of tomato that naturally resist pests and limit transfer of viral disease by insects.\u201d<\/em> (Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell University<\/a>) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/68uz5wb8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World\u2019s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century<\/strong> (Hasan<\/a>jasimonline.com) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yum64kvk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Larvae of One Wasp Species Often Eat Their Siblings. <\/strong>\u201cWhile episodes of sibling rivalry among humans can sometimes be amusing, it is not so funny in the animal kingdom, where it often results in cannibalism and \u201csiblicide.\u201d Researchers at Japan\u2019s Kobe College have been studying this phenomenon in the parasitoid wasp Isodontia harmandi<\/u> for the past few years.\u201d<\/em> (Ed Ricciuti, <\/strong>Entomologytoday.org) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yrc27y8y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Petroleum Distillates – NPIC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Petroleum distillates.<\/strong>  \u201cPetroleum distillates are separated from crude oil for many industrial uses. They can be found on a pesticide <\/em>product label<\/a> as active or “other\/inert” ingredients. Mineral oil, naphtha, heavy fuel oil, waxes, and benzene are examples of petroleum distillates.\u201d <\/em>Learn more: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/m475af6y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pesticide Home Remedies. (Master Gardeners do not give out home remedies)<\/strong> (NPIC.orst.edu) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4mkfeeuy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plant Stressors: 10 Ways You Unknowingly Stress Your Plants. <\/strong>\u201cPlants can help us overcome stress in a variety of ways, but did you realize your plant can exhibit stress symptoms as well. A stressed plant is more susceptible to insect and disease problems. Here are ten ways you may unknowingly stress your plants.\u201d<\/em>(Maxine Hunter, ifas.ufl.edu) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/46apmwt3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Service Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener Are Ladybugs Harmful? \u201cA Texas A&M AgriLife Extension expert answers questions about the annual swarm of the beetles as temperatures drop.\u201d (Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife Communications) https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yck95ms8 Adorably, Bumblebees Enjoy Playing Ball For Fun Just Like Dogs And Dolphins- \u201cThe next step is to… 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":[1180745,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-horticulture-updates","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3781","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=3781"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3788,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3781\/revisions\/3788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}