Monthly Archives: April 2016

This morning I poured a bucket of gooo down a gopher hole that was heading for my Asian pear and had already gotten a bit too close for my comfort. A little while ago I went out, and stopped to … Continue reading →

A dragonfly larvae Maybe a month or two away from a dragonfly this summer. But Grandma what big teeth you have. The whitish triangle underneath its head is a hinged arm that can shoot forward and grab pray. This little … Continue reading →

Tiny ball-shaped noggins may aid research on Zika, autism, new drugs etc. Source: With a few skin cells, scientists can make mini, thinking version of your brain Hey very cool! Well it’s not as perfect as it sounds but it … Continue reading →

How big is a dragonfly _egg_?  How big is the baby dragonfly larvae that hatches from that egg? The dragonfly larvae in my palm above looks as though it should have come out of the movie Aliens. But when it … Continue reading →

—- Monsanto vs the EPA —- :-) Source: http://www.agprofessional.com/news/request-support-dicamba-use-monsanto-crops Indications are that Monsanto is worried that farmers will be using dicamba herbicide products over the top of Bollgard II XtendFlex cotton and Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans illegally, and that … Continue reading →

TransCanada announced on Monday it’s shut down part of the Keystone pipeline due to a possible oil spill. Source: Part of Keystone pipeline shut down over oil leak And I’ll bet you that you thought the pipeline had not been … Continue reading →