Here, we conducted extensive field surveys of flowering plants in Australia. Despite the very large sample size, not a single adult SHB was found on any of the flowers. This is in line with an earlier field survey. Since SHBs were also absent from fruits in another surveys, it appears as...
A passionate gardener never worries about the small space for growing plants. Even a tiny gardening space is enough to produce valuable and beautiful plants. You only need sunlight, fertile soil, and a good plan. You can make a beautiful garden on your balcony or terrace with constant effort ...
Besides providing a pesticide-free garden and continuous succession of flowering plants, you’ll need to provide a place where small carpenter bees can nest. It is very simple to do this: When cutting down the perennial plant stems in your garden in the spring (from the previo...
Sidney was her name, after the main character in the TV show Alias which my family watched every week. Not because of Sydney Australia. Australian Shepherds are also called North American Shepherds because this is where I believe they are originally from. She was a “Black-Tri” which meant ...
The smallholder farms in our study exhibited a high percentage of introduced flora, from regions such as Asia, tropical Americas and Australia, with native plant species sometimes even in a minority. Native plant species richness on the farms was associated with natural enemy abundance, which is ...
He referred me to Peter Cranston, who he noted is based in Australia but had spent many years in California. Peter in turn referred me to John Epler as the go-to person for information on Chironomidae in the US, but in Peter’s reply, he wrote: Was the yellow-flowered scroph a ...
More research is needed to evaluate whether bird pollination has novel genetic consequences for the numerous honeyeater-pollinated plants in Australia, and to explore its potential relevance to other bird-pollinated plants. The South West Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR, sensu Hopper and Gioia, ...
The paths through out are well maintained and the flowering plants are absolutely beautiful. Every turn presents a view that is more beautiful than the last. After this walking tour, we returned to the Tossa de Mar streets to find cute shops and...
Cotton is one of the most important economic crops for natural textile fibre and oilseed and has been widely planted in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, Australia, Uzbekistan and the other countries1,2. Cotton architecture is primarily determined based on shoot branching patterns and ...
I’m expecting delivery of my first rooted cuttings in Sydney Australia. Any hints or ideas to avoid disappointment. Great article! Thanks September 6, 2019 at 12:03 am Reply bill says: Just be patient and keep the small plants protected from anything that might chew them. They are slow...