Posts Tagged: Master Gardener

Lady Beetles: The First Ladies of the Garden Having a Ball

See those red spots on your milkweed seed pods? Lady beetles (aka ladybugs or "garden heroes") are...

A lady beetle feasts on aphids on a milkweed plant, Gomphocarpus physocarpus, also known as balloon-plant milkweed or hairy balls. Note the spiky hairs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle feasts on aphids on a milkweed plant, Gomphocarpus physocarpus, also known as balloon-plant milkweed or hairy balls. Note the spiky hairs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Peek-a-boo? Or peek-a-beetle? A lady beetle, resplendent in red, crawls through the spiky hairs of milkweed seed pods. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Peek-a-boo? Or peek-a-beetle? A lady beetle, resplendent in red, crawls through the spiky hairs of milkweed seed pods. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Hurry! A lady beetle snags aphids on a milkweed seed pod, while other aphids try to escape (far right). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Hurry! A lady beetle snags aphids on a milkweed seed pod, while other aphids try to escape (far right). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 4:17 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Allison Domonoske (1), aphids (39), Gomphocarpus physocarpus (1), lady beetle (19), lady bug (4), Master Gardener (1), milkweed (40), monarch (11), White House tablescape (1), White House Thanksgiving (1)

All About Citrus

FREE class to learn how to keep your citrus trees in top shape:Saturday, February 12, 9:30 til 12 noon. Fresno Master Gardeners PAR will also be accepting citrus 8:30 til 11am. Location Garden of the Sun.
Fresno Master Gardeners Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR) link http://ucanr.org/sites/mgfresno/Plant_a_Row_for_the_Hungry_PAR/

Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 6:34 PM

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Author: Tina Ratto

Tags: Fresno Master Gardener Plant a Row for the Hungry (0), Fresno Master Gardeners (0), PAR (0), PAR citrus drop off 2011 (0), Plant a Row for the Hungry (0)