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Beetles are fascinating, but there are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin – more than 350,000 species that ...

With its stench of rotting flesh and giant size, Cal Poly’s corpse flower attracts visitors from across SLO County.

Learn to identify common culprits damaging your plants. Discover what insects could be eating your plants and how to stop it.

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