Thursday, October 13, 2022

7:00 PM           Optional social time

7:30 PM          MGAWC announcements & resource sharing

7:45 p.m.          Insects that Call Our Gardens Home

David Lowenstein, PhD, is the Consumer Horticulture Supervising Extension Educator. He is based out of Clinton Township. Before joining MSU, Dr. Lowenstein worked managing invasive species and doing integrated pest management (IPM). He has a BA in Biology from City University of New York’s Lehman College, an MS in Entomology from the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in Ecology/Evolution from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

David Lowenstein PhD (msu.edu) & Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Links to some of Dr. Lowenstein’s articles published this year are below:

Bark shedding from trees during summer - Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Consider a flowering bee lawn to help pollinators - Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Identification Guide to Boxwood and its Lookalikes - Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Keep watch for the invasive box tree moth in 2022 - Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Spring fertilization of garden fruits - Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Scab-immune apple varieties are worth a try - Gardening in Michigan (msu.edu)

Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) on the University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus

The Environmental Interpretive Center is located on the corner of Fair Lane Drive and Monteith Boulevard. The address for the University of Michigan-Dearborn is 4901 Evergreen Road.

             About the EIC | University of Michigan-Dearborn (umdearborn.edu)

 Parking is available in the nearby Monteith Parking Structure plus parking lots. Pre-pandemic parking was free in the evening. Please check signs for any changes on campus.

 Maps & Directions | University of Michigan-Dearborn (umdearborn.edu)