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Beneficial of the Month – Wasps ( Hymenoptera) Part II – Parasitic Wasps (Various Families)
New Mexico has a large and diverse array of predatory wasp species, some...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Canyon Penstemon – Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Plant Form: FlowerPlant Size: 2’ x 3’Plant Type: PerennialWater:...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Cane Cholla – Opuntia imbricata
Plant Form: Shrub Plant Size: 8’ x 5’ Plant Type: Evergreen Water: Low...
Beneficial of the Month – Wasps ( Hymenoptera) Part I – Parasitic Wasps (Various Families)
Like tachinid flies, parasitic wasps behave as parasitoids, i.e., the...
Southwest Yard & Garden – Growing Beautiful Bulbs Can Be a Breeze
Question: My friend recently gave me a bag of mixed bulbs to try in my...
Southwest Yard & Garden – Comparing Apples to Apples: The Variety Game
Question: We need help identifying this...
Southwest Yard & Garden – How Frost Affects Plants: The Champs vs. The Wimps
We harvested and weighed over 1,100 lb of unripe tomatoes from...
Southwest Plant of the Month – Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa
Plant Form: Flower Plant Size: 2’ X 2’ Plant Type: Perennial Water: Low...
Beneficial Insect of the Month – Beneficial flies (Order: Diptera) Part II – Tachinid Flies (Family: Tachinidae)
The flies in this family are parasitoids, i.e., the females lay their...