Lunch-N-Learn Series Continues – Leaf Cutter Ants & Others

The Bluebonnet Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn educational program is a series of seven informational meetings designed to provide gardening or general landscaping information for homeowners. Fayette County Master Gardeners plan and present a variety of programs from experts in the area and across the state. This series is designed with the homeowner in mind; bring your lunch and learn about a variety of topics that help you have a more productive garden, prettier flower beds, or how to better understand your landscape ecosystems.

The topic this month, “Leaf Cutter Ants & Others,” is scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and the guest speaker is Dr. Robert Puckett. Leafcutter ants, a non-generic name, are any of 47 species of leafchewing ants belonging to the two genera Atta and Acromyrmex. These species of tropical, fungus-growing ants are all endemic to South and Central America, Mexico, and parts of the southern United States. Will also include controlling other ant pests.

Registration begins at 11:50 a.m. till 12:05 p.m. and the program lasts till 12:50 p.m. The Lunch-N-Learn Series are held at the Fayette County Agricultural Building, 255 Svoboda Lane in La Grange. All Master Gardener Lunch-N-Learn programs are free to the public and you are encouraged to bring your own lunch and drink. Light refreshments are available by Master Gardener hospitality hosts.

For more information, contact the Fayette County Extension Service at (979) 968-5831 or visit the Fayette County Extension Service website at http://fayette.agrilife. org.