Extra! Extra! In honor of National Moth Week — here’s a little extra about the importance of moths and plants to consider for a Moth Garden!
Author: Anita Westervelt
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The City Nature Challenge 2021 has come and gone. More than 1,270,000 observations were uploaded to the www.iNaturalist.org database from individuals in 419 cities from
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Latin plant names, we’ve learned, often clue us in about the nature of a plant. See Eileen Mattei’s article, page 13, “Enough Latin Names to
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Growing up in Kansas, it was kind of fun to see a couple of June bugs bumping against the porch light in the evenings. I
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Don’t you often wonder what people must be thinking when they give a name to something? Often there’s great mystery surrounding a name — until you delve into what something does, is or how it behaves — moths are no different . . . . Check out this new blog post and get ready for National Moth Week 2021 next week!
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Published in McAllen Monitor June 19, 2021. From delicious to dangerous — beware the shady side of the local nightshade plants . . . .