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October 2026
Monthly Meeting
NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Ferns and Lycophytes of San Diego County, With Jon Rebman, October 17, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., Curator and Chair of Botany, San Diego Natural History Museum. Jon P. Rebman, Ph.D., is Curator/Chair of Botany at the San Diego Natural History Museum (since 1996) and a plant taxonomist who conducts extensive floristic research in Baja California and in San Diego and Imperial counties. He leads field classes and botanical expeditions and directs the San Diego County Plant Atlas project (sdplantatlas.org). Personal scientific collections: 37,000+ plant
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Articles
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Leave Spiders Outdoors
By Vincent Lazaneo. You may dislike spiders, but before you kill any, consider where they are located. In a garden, their webs may be a...
Dec 1, 2018
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: RIFA is Here!
By Vincent Lazaneo. As discussed in the previous installment of this column, a new invasive pest, the red imported fire ant (RIFA), is...
Oct 1, 2018
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Red Alert: RIFA is Here!
This is the first of two articles about red imported fire ants (RIFA). Part Two will be published October 2018. By Vincent Lazaneo....
Aug 1, 2018
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Beware the Trojan Plant
By Vincent Lazaneo. You may admire certain plants growing at a friend’s home, but you should be wary about accepting one if offered. The...
Apr 1, 2018
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Prime Slime Time
By Vincent Lazaneo. Snails are found in irrigated gardens throughout the year, but their reproduction and growth accelerates after winter...
Feb 1, 2018
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: The Scent of Christmas Past
By Vincent Lazaneo. Remember when cut fir trees used for Christmas décor had a pleasant, piney scent? That seasonal aroma you enjoyed in...
Dec 1, 2017
BUGS AND BUGABOOS: Tomato Patch Postmortem
By Vincent Lazaneo. Now that the prime season for harvesting flavorful, vine ripe tomatoes has passed, it’s time to evaluate the...
Oct 1, 2017
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