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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 →

A Thurston County judge has ruled the Washington, D.C.-based Grocery Manufacturers Association violated Washington state’s public disclosure laws in a massive money laundering effort. Source: Judge rules food lobby laundered millions in state campaign Story is about the money the … Continue reading →

https://m.facebook.com/groups/982959398459301 Group of concerned San Clemente residence trying to get some of the toxins out of their world! Good for them! The Public Relations Specialists and salesmen for these insecticide manufacturers have targeted city council and vector control staff. The … Continue reading →

California’s rice farmers pride themselves on environmental stewardship, saying their flooded fields provide habitat for millions of ducks and geese in an era when traditional marshlands have largely disappeared. Source: Rice-growing experiment will cut water use but subtract from habitat … Continue reading →

A false advertising lawsuit accusing Monsanto of misleading customers about its weed killer Roundup was thrown out by a federal judge Tuesday January 12th 2016. Source: Monsanto Weeds Out False Ad Suit Over Pesticide – Law360 Initially I was not … Continue reading →