Stages of ladybug. Adults are the cute beetles we are accustomed to seeing. The eggs are bright yellow. The larva look a bit like tiny crocodiles and the larva look like wrinkled ladybugs that are stuck in place (they do wriggle at times).

Chaste Tree/Vitex

Seeds given away at the Free Plant Event May 8th. To learn more see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beKQppotMdM
https://www.thespruce.com/chaste-tree-growing-profile-3269206

Tecoma Stans
Seeds were given away at the Free Plant Event May 8th. To learn about growing this plant, see: https://plantcaretoday.com/tecoma-stans.html

Canna Lilies
Seeds were given away at the Free Plant Event May 8th. To learn more about them: https://www.almanac.com/plant/cannas?trk_msg=NUGK50VKHIJK54FH0P38LOL16S&trk_contact=RGIKRVNGPCSAL2593NFKFFV5M0&trk_sid=TJ1KTK9N5T04REMAFP9BKCPNJC&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Cannas+(read+more)&utm_campaign=Companion+Daily

If you see me, smile! I may look scary, but I am a ladybug larva. I eat aphids and other bad bugs.

I have Praying Mantis babies and will be handing them out in room A113 this afternoon from 4- 4:30

The Butterfly/La Mariposa | A World of Stories
This Mexican folktale that explains why butterflies do not live in houses and why they migrate. Story told in Spanish and English.

https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-storytelling-121/the-butterflyla-mariposa-a-world-of-stories/?utm_campaign=ASU_ALUMNI_athome_weekly_59_leadsdonors_174099&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Arizona%20PBS_SFMCA&utm_term=ASU&utm_content=mexican-folktale-engage&ecd44=514008377_26594950

Happy Arbor Day!

Ways to Save the Bees:

* Grow bee-friendly plants
* Go Chemical-Free for Bees
- Use natural fertilizers and herbicides
- Use ladybug or praying mantis for pest control
* Provide Trees for Bees - Today (4/30) is Arbor Day, so a perfect day to plant a tree.
* Make a Bee Bath - use a shallow dish with clean water and pebbles for the bees to sit on while they drink.
* Put up a Bee Home
* Support Local Beekeepers by buying their honey and keeping your yard bee-friendly

An adorable pollinator in my backyard. The flowers are from broccoli rabe.

Here is the Slideshow from our Interact Pollinator Club Meeting today.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IGsT8tTjq9_q8zuvepsIc4cUv9ToAxFFWMQjqUd92Us/edit?usp=sharing

The latest Planter Box - Milkweed!

April 10th 6:30 AM. The plant table ready for the free plant event.