Yard & Garden Virtual Lecture Series #6

Muriel Nesbitt is a geneticist, retired biology professor at University of California San Diego, former director of the Clallam County Master Gardener program, a frequent speaker on sustainable growing, and an instructor for Master Gardener intern training. Muriel will start her talk by focusing on Myzus persicae — better known as the green peach aphid, greenfly, or the peach-potato aphid — its life cycle, and the effect of climate warming on its reproduction, numbers and distribution. From there, she will share her findings on the decline in nutrient content in vegetables, the reasons for it, and in particular the effect of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the garden.