Photo: by fieldandforestfriends.com Wild yeast sourdough bread with starter Rob Dunn Lab Group, formerly known as Your Wild Life, citizen science projects are appealing for volunteers who like to dabble in the science of the small! Overseen by Dr. Holly Menninger, Director of Public Science and Dr. Rob Dunn’s Public Science Lab in the Applied Ecology…

Photos and selected text provided by Va. Tech Cooperative Extension Immature, wingless stage of the spotted lanternfly Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is a new invasive insect pest that has the potential to impact agriculture, forests, and home landscapes. (The only good thing about them is that they like eating another invasive: Ailanthus altissima – tree of heaven.)…