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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2018 • NEBRASKAland 17 NEBRASKAland Visitor Last issue's winner of the Visitor drawing was Sharon Kaup of Mitchell, South Dakota, who found the two-spotted spider mite on page 49. Readers are encouraged to contact NEBRASKAland within 10 days after this issue's publication with the correct page number and name of this issue's "Visitor" – a critter found in Nebraska. We will then gather the correct entries and draw one to win a NEBRASKAland mug. To enter each month, write: NEBRASKAland Visitor 2200 North 33rd Street Lincoln, NE 68503 Or e-mail: Tim.Reigert@Nebraska. gov with "Visitor" in the subject line of the message. HINT: This issue's visitor is not on page 13-15, 17, 32, 37 or 62. The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a widely distributed plant pest, found throughout the U.S. It is small, with its two-segmented body only one-fiftieth of an inch long, and orange to yellow to greenish in color. The mites have a transparent body wall and their spots are actually visible accumulations of waste. Mites have a piercing sucking mouth, like a straw, to suck liquid from plant cells. These spider mites prefer the hot, dry weather of summer, and populations will often spike at this time of year. The mites overwinter in leaf litter and under bark. After emerging in the spring, females resume feeding and lay eggs, which quickly hatch. Spider mites can reproduce and grow rapidly – an entire generation from egg to adult can occur in less than two weeks. Special thanks to Julie Van Meter, State Entomologist, Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Small Game Seminar By Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley Award-winning Hunter Angler Gardener Cook blogger Hank Shaw will visit the Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center in Lincoln to talk about wild game on Oct. 4, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The seminar will show hunters how to get more out of their wild game and fish through new cooking tips and techniques, with a focus on upland birds. Shaw will also offer signed copies of his latest cookbook Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail at a discount, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever to support habitat restoration. Shaw's previous cookbooks Duck, Duck, Goose and Buck, Buck, Moose each won Excellence in Craft awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America in 2013 and 2017, respectively. The James Beard Foundation – considered the "Oscars of the food world" – awarded Hunter Angler Gardener Cook Best Food Blog in 2013. Shaw was also honored with the Bert Greene Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals for Best Food Blog in 2010 and 2011. The wild game seminar is free to attend; call the Outdoor Education Center at 402-471-6141 to RSVP. The center is located at 4703 N. 44th Street in Lincoln. ■ Hank Shaw's latest cookbook covers upland birds and small mammals. COURTESY OF HANK SHAW er September 15-16 Missouri River Outdoor Expo Ponca SP, Ponca September 15-30 Antelope Hunting Antelope Muzzleloader season September 18 Learn to Hunt Basic Workshop Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center, Lincoln September 21 Elk Hunting Firearm bull season opens; Public land antlerless season opens September 21-22 Bioblitz Indian Cave SP, Shubert September 22 Woodcock Hunting season opens September 28-30 Prairie Blacksmith Convention Fort Atkinson SHP, Fort Calhoun September 29 Ladies Day on the Range Ponca SP, Ponca September 29 Nebraska Youth Smallbore Silhouette Invitational Pressey WMA, Oconto September 29-30 Competitive Horse Trail Ride Indian Cave SP, Shubert September 29-30 Youth Waterfowl Hunting season in Zones 2 and 4 Horseback riding at Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford.