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What They Did Is Amazing!
If you like Pokémon, you know the insect connection. Satoshi Tajiri of Japan, who developed...
Walking the Line
Some folks like to watch the grass grow, flowers bloom, or clouds drift. Others just like to sit...
As the Worm Turns
There it was. A green caterpillar, aka larva, aka worm, occupied a blanket flower (Gaillardia)...
Pistachio crop threatened by fungus
Reporter Alice Daniel interviewed Kearney-based UC Davis plant pathologist Themis Michailides, who led the team that discovered how to expose pistachio trees to spores of a beneficial fungus that displaces the fungi that produce aflatoxin.
Though the story was broadcast this morning, it can still be heard on The California Report website and is embedded below:
For more information on the beneficial fungus, AF-36, which was used for the first time in commercial pistachio orchards this past summer, read Pistachio farmers enlist a beneficial fungus to battle aflatoxin.
Love Those Gulf Frits
If you're passionate about Passiflora (passion flower vine), you're probably passionate about those...
