Creativity in Young Children
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Tornado Season: Are You Ready?
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Resources for Your Flooded Home
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Editor's note
Disaster Supplies Kit
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Family Disaster Plan
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Having a plan can help your family make it through any disaster with minimal stress. Creating a plan begins with a family meeting to discuss and decide how the family will respond to a disaster. Use this template to guide the process.
All-Weather Concrete Stock Tank
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Learn how to build an all-weather concrete stock tank, with measured and detailed plans.
Spiders - Page 4
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Crab spiders (Thomisidae) Nonpoisonous spiders
Spiders - Page 7
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Tarantula Nonpoisonous spiders
Spiders - Page 2
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Black widow (Latrodectus mactans) Poisonous spiders
Spiders - Page 5
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Jumping spiders (Salticidae) Nonpoisonous spiders
Spiders - Page 8
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Wolf spiders Nonpoisonous spiders
Spiders - Page 3
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Brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) Poisonous spiders
Spiders
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Spiders belong to the order Araneae of the class Arachnida. More than 300 different spiders occur in Missouri.
Spiders - Page 6
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Orb weavers (Araneidae) Nonpoisonous spiders
Lawn and Garden Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Recommendation Guide
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Eliminate the guesswork of providing nutrients for plant growth and avoid potentially environmentally harmful fertilizer applications by having your home lawn and garden soil tested. Learn the methods used by the MU Soil and Plant Testing in this guide.
Bats of Missouri: Information for Homeowners
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Bats are unique and interesting animals. Visit our site for our Bats of Missouri: Information for Homeowners resource.
Soil Testing in Missouri
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Find out how fertile your garden or lawn soil is with a soil test. Results estimate the ability of soil to supply plant nutrients or support plant growth. Learn the process of taking a soil sample and the tools necessary to do so in this guide.
Transportation of Fish in Bags
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Bluegill Sunfish Production in Missouri
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Learn about opportunities in Missouri for producing bluegill (aka bream, brim or perch), a sunfish species popular as sport fish for anglers, for food markets and recreational pond and lake stocking in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Freshwater Prawn Production in Missouri
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Freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) can be successfully and profitably produced in mid-Missouri. Learn about culture and management techniques that have been successful in producing freshwater prawns in this MU Extension guide.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 23
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Hag moths caterpillars (Phobetron pithecium) are present in summer and fall. They produce one generation per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 55
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Yellownecked caterpillars (Datana ministra) are present from July to September. They produce one generation per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 26
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Imported cabbageworm caterpillars (Pieris rapae) are present from early spring to summer. They produce multiple generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 29
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Monarch caterpillars (Danaus plexippus) are present in summer months. They produce multiple generations per year.