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Entomology Advanced Training for Master Gardeners & Master Naturalists

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The regular, week long training has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID, but we are hosting a four part online Zoom training for you to get your entomology fix! Time for each meeting: 6-7:30pm October 6 – Entomology 101 & How to ID Common Insect Orders October 7 – Native Pollinators & Pollinator Gardening October 13 – Veggie Pest Management October 14 – Landscape and Ornamental Pest Management Presenters include: Molly Keck, Erfan Vafaie, Wizzie Brown Register here: https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/organizationListings/11 Cost is $25 for all four sessions.  Presentations… Read More →

Green lynx spiders

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Today our Travis County Master Gardener volunteers were working in our demonstration garden to tidy things up.  I always love when they come out as I get to interact with them directly with hands-on teaching moments.  Today, I was not disappointed.  One of them came in to see if I could tell them about a spider she found.  You can look at the title to figure out what it was…. Green lynx spiders are large, bright green spiders with slightly elongated abdomens and spiny legs.  They are usually found on… Read More →