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June 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Right Tree, Right Place, Right Fire Zone: A Look at San Diego’s Trees and Their Future, With Tony Gurnoe, June 20, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Native trees are all the rage, with municipalities such as Encinitas passing regulations that require new landscape development projects to include native species. Which trees count as native? Are they good choices for your yard? How do native trees relate to fire and California's new zone 0 regulations? We'll talk about all of these things while profiling some of San Diego's unique and often underappreciated local trees. Tony Gurnoe has conducted research related to native t
Jun 1
Articles


THE BUG MAN: Jumping Spiders - One of the Good Guys
When I was a teenager, I collected a whole bunch of very small jumping spiders into small, clear, plastic containers and watched them for ho
Apr 1, 2020


THE BUG MAN: Common True Katydid.
While working to fix an irrigation line in my yard I noticed that one of my window screens was slightly damaged. Upon closer inspection, I n
Jan 1, 2020


THE BUG MAN: No Way! Blue Centipedes?
For all my life I knew an awful lot about bugs and other creepy crawlies, so I was confident when a Master Gardener said she had blue centip
Oct 1, 2019


The Formidable, and Misnamed, Potato Bug
This is the first in a series of articles about the insect creatures in our gardens from entomologist James Bethke, well-known for his...
Aug 23, 2019


THE BUG MAN: The Formidable, and Misnamed, Potato Bug
By James A. Bethke. This is the first in a series of articles about the insect creatures in our gardens from entomologist James Bethke,...
Jul 7, 2019
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