Tag: Mar2023
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The Chachalaca: Spring 2023
Diane Hall, editor Read the articles below and leave the author a comment. Click here to view the pdf file: The Chachalaca Spring 2023. Vol. 20 No. 1. March 2023 – In this issue: Editor: Diane Hall All photos were taken by the author unless otherwise noted. The Chachalaca: Archives
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McAllen Home and Garden Show
The South Texas Border Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists (STBC TMN) will participate in the 32nd Annual Rio Grande Valley Home and Garden Show scheduled to take place at the McAllen Convention Center from March 31 through April 2, 2023.
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Nighttime Gems
One night this December, I noticed two dazzling gems feeding upon the fruit of my backyard Turk’s cap. One, with its crimson head and patchwork of black, white and yellow on its abdomen, was a Turk’s cap red bug. The other, a smartly-dressed spot-sided coreid, wore nestled cream and brown triangles on its head and…
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Milestones: Dec, Jan, Feb 2023
Congratulations to those receiving certifications and milestones for December, January, and February 2023.
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Backyard Observations
The Texas Master Naturalist classes offer insight into what’s going on in my own backyard. For example: mutualism. Years ago I noticed carpenter bees spending time at the base of the flowers in our backyard as opposed to entering the front door, so to speak. My son who studies entomology at Texas A&M said the…