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    History and Pollinators
    PBMG
    • Jun 4
    • 2 min

    History and Pollinators

    By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners As we have been in our yards this season, we both have noticed how few...
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    Insect Power
    PBMG
    • Apr 3
    • 2 min

    Insect Power

    By Debbie Roland, Emmy Ulmschneider, and Shirley Kelley, Master Gardeners Insects are the cogs that keep our Earth’s machinery running. ...
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    Where Do Butterflies Spend the Winter?
    PBMG
    • Feb 13
    • 2 min

    Where Do Butterflies Spend the Winter?

    By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider, Master Gardeners Last year when the monarchs were migrating, I wondered where the rest of the...
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    Snails and Slugs
    PBMG
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Snails and Slugs

    Debbie Roland, Master Gardener Several years ago I lucked into a 6’ in diameter tub from the recycling center. It’s about 30” tall and...
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    Spiders
    PBMG
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Spiders

    Debbie Roland, Master Gardener I love most living things but I have never been able to warm up to spiders or snakes. I do feel like I am...
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    Parsley
    PBMG
    • Dec 31, 2018
    • 3 min

    Parsley

    by Barbara Porsch-Master Gardener-herb enthusiast We haven’t talked about parsley in a long time, so let’s talk about parsley this month....
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    Spider Mites
    PBMG
    • Dec 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Spider Mites

    by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist There are bad bugs, and then, there are bad, bad bugs. Spider mites are bad, bad,...
    37 views
    Beware of the Mealybug
    PBMG
    • Aug 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    Beware of the Mealybug

    by Carl White Master Gardener To those who are unaware, this is one garden pest whose life objective is to destroy your garden or...
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    Ciada
    PBMG
    • Jul 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Ciada

    by Carl White, Master Gardener We are all familiar with the sounds of summer including bird calls, trilling of crickets, drone of bees...
    18 views
    Assassin Bug
    PBMG
    • Jun 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Assassin Bug

    by Carl White Learning to recognize the insects of the garden is so helpful in order that we don’t destroy the beneficial predators which...
    37 views
    Praying Mantis-The Most Reverent Insect
    PBMG
    • May 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Praying Mantis-The Most Reverent Insect

    by Carl White, Master Gardener To observe this most beneficial insect, the preying stance in which the powerful forelegs are folded into...
    42 views
    Watch out for a Few Insects!!!
    PBMG
    • May 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Watch out for a Few Insects!!!

    by Karen Miller, Master Gardener At the risk of sounding a bit dramatic, we as gardeners put ourselves in harm’s way each time we do what...
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    Honey Bees
    PBMG
    • Jan 7, 2017
    • 2 min

    Honey Bees

    by Carl White, Bee Enthusiast, and Ron Nelson, BeeKeeper, Master Gardeners The soft buzz around the flowers, the constant flow of bees...
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    Keep an Eye out for the Christmas Beetles
    PBMG
    • Dec 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    Keep an Eye out for the Christmas Beetles

    By Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Christmas is almost here, and what better way for an entomology specialist to...
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    Army Worm
    PBMG
    • Nov 6, 2016
    • 3 min

    Army Worm

    By Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Our “Ask a Master Gardener” program has received several inquiries about a pale...
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    Squash Bugs, UGH!!
    PBMG
    • Aug 21, 2016
    • 3 min

    Squash Bugs, UGH!!

    by Karen Miller, Master Gardener, Entomologist Specialist As Master Gardeners we are here to answer questions regarding gardening. This...
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    PBMG
    • Aug 14, 2016
    • 2 min

    Grasshoppers

    by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Are you one of the people who enjoying sitting on your porch at night listening to...
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    Mud Dauber
    PBMG
    • Aug 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    Mud Dauber

    by Karen Miller, Entomology Specialist Mud dauber is a common name given to a number of wasps that build their nest from mud. Also called...
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    Pill Bug
    PBMG
    • Aug 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    Pill Bug

    by Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomology Specialist Most of us consider the Pill bug, aka Rollie Pollie or woodlice, a pest especially...
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    Butterflies in Your Garden
    PBMG
    • Jun 26, 2016
    • 4 min

    Butterflies in Your Garden

    Karen Miller, Master Gardener Entomologist Specialist Which red butterfly have you had in your garden? Is it a Monarch, a Queen, a...
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