Wyandotte County Extension Master Gardeners

06/18/2026

Join us for an evening of plants, stories, science, and sunset views! 🌻☀️🐝

The annual summer solstice tour of the 𝗞𝗨 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 is happening this Sunday. Kelly Kindscher, senior scientist at the Kansas Bio Survey & Center for Ecological Researchand professor in the KU Environmental Studies Program, will lead a guided walk through the garden's collection of native medicinal plants. Learn about their traditional uses, ecological importance, and the research helping us better understand these prairie species.

The guided tour lasts about an hour, but you're welcome to stay afterward to chat, explore the gardens, and enjoy the sunset just before 9 p.m.

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m.

📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 1865 E. 1600 Road, Lawrence, KS 66044

☕ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Comfortable shoes, a water bottle, and a lawn chair if you wish.

📧 𝗡𝗼 𝗥𝗦𝗩𝗣 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱. Questions? Contact Kelly Kindscher at [email protected].

⛅ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳-𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦: https://www.facebook.com/share/18jgSH6QXF/

06/18/2026

Bagworms hatch when it gets warm, however, they do not hatch all at the same time.
By spraying Spinosad on affected trees and bushes around mid-to lateJune, most of the bagworms will have hatched and will still be small enough to be affected by the insecticide.
Spraying too early will lead to missing treatment on late hatching bagworms. Spraying too late will be ineffective because the bagworm will be done chewing on the plant.

For more information about understanding bagworms and how to control them, click on the following link:

https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/download/bagworm-insect-pest-of-trees-and-shrubs_MF3474

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