The Vidor Public Library hosted Itty-Bitty Storytime on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Library clerk Sarah Screws read “Dizzy’s Bird Watch” by Alison Inches. “Bob and Lofty find a bird nest with an egg in it. Bob asks Dizzy to look after the nest while he goes to work, and he learns a valuable lesson in responsibility.” The children decorated wooden bird houses.

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Southern root-knot nematodes dwell beneath the soil surface and are formidable pests. Nematodes in general are responsible for billions of dollars in crop damage annually. Root-knot nematodes are by far the most prevalent and destructive of all nematodes (image courtesy: farmprogress.com).