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Figure 1: Eastern bloodsucking conenoses are large insects with a distinctive black and orange coloration and patterns on the edge of their bodies. (Photo: Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org)
Beth Wilson
Pulaski County Extension Agent for Horticulture
Figure 2: The eastern bloodsucking conenose (on the left) can be confused with multiple insects including (from left to right) wheel bugs, western conifer seed bugs, and brown marmorated stinkbugs. There are subtle differences in size, shape, and coloration that can help with ID though. (Photos from left to right: Kansas Department of Agriculture, Joseph Berger, David Cappaert, and Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org)
Matt Barton
By EDITH LOVETT Jul 17, 2021
Edith Lovett Pulaski County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Matt Barton
The Pulaski County Fair is in town. Be sure you visit the fair for excitement for the entire family. The Open Class for the public is always a way you and others can be involved. Pick up a Fair Book to see all the different categories you can entire items in. Fair books are available at the Extension Office and at the Lake Cumberland Farmers Market.
For competition, the items must be brought to the Fair Grounds on Wednesday, July 21 after 5:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m., or on Thursday Morning, July 22 from 9:00 to 11:00. The Ugly Lamp Contest is always a popular category. You can enter your ugly lamp in the Born Ugly or Make Ugly category. Cash prizes are awarded of $50, $30 and 20.
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Edith Lovett Pulaski County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Matt Barton
When you shop with the local farmers, you are going to find an abundance of green beans, corn, and other items you will want to preserve for the coming winter. If you have your own garden, you always want to provide your family with these nutritious vegetables throughout the year by preserving them by freezing or canning.
While gardens are just beginning to have an abundance of fresh produce, it is the perfect time to start preserving your homegrown vegetables. And according to the media outlook, consumers will see a price increase in canned goods at the grocery stores this fall, so this is another reason to preserve your foods.
July is Kentucky-grown Cut Flower Month thetimestribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetimestribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.