Journal archives for April 2017

April 6, 2017

Polli-NATION Pollinator of the Month: Tumbling Flower Beetle.

The tumbling flower beetle is the common name for Mordellidae, a family of beetles comprising over 1,500 species, 200 of which are found in North America according to the Field Guide to Beetles of California. Their common name is derived from the movement pattern they exhibit when disturbed. The beetles use their large rear legs to kick, jump, and tumble in an erratic pattern to the confusion of predators and the amusement of human observers.

http://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2017/04/polli-nation-pollinator-month-tumbling-flower-beetle/

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April 14, 2017

National Park Week means four free entry days in April.

The deal and dates: Not all parks charge entry fees, but those that do will be free Saturday and Sunday (Easter), and April 22 and 23. You have more than 400 national parks, monuments, recreation areas and historic sites to choose from too.

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-deal-national-parks-west-free-days-20170331-story.html

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April 22, 2017

March for Science: Scientists Hit the Streets to Demand Respect, Funding.

They study the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees and the moon up above.

They love bugs and frogs.

They know that vaccines have saved tens of millions of lives and that climate change is not only real and worsened by people, but that it threatens our homes and livelihoods.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/march-science-scientists-hit-streets-demand-respect-funding-n749486

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April 29, 2017

Bugs have stranglehold on Southern California region's urban forest.

The trees that shade, cool and feed people in California from Ventura County to the Mexican border are dying so fast that within a few years it's possible that the region will look, feel, sound and smell much less pleasant than it does now.

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-04-bugs-stranglehold-southern-california-region.html

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