The woodchuck (a.k.a. groundhog) is often caught between being a celebrity and a villain. One day we rely on their shadow to forecast the seasons; the next we grumble as they make a meal of our carefully planted garden vegetables. Read More: … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Stop Snakes From Slithering Into Your Yard
With a drier and hotter start to summer this year, more snakes are following their prey into areas that are irrigated and provide good cover and food. Unfortunately, this describes many people’s yards, and for a lot of people, the sight of a snake … [Read more...]
The Eastern Carpenter Bee: Beneficial Pollinator or Unwelcome Houseguest?
The eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica, is a native pollinator found throughout eastern North America, as far south as Florida and Texas and north into Maine and southern Canada. MORE SOURCE: … [Read more...]
FEED THE BIRDS WITH NATIVE PLANTS
Whether you enjoy bird watching or you like to feed the birds, native plants are a great way to attract them to your yard! MORE SOURCE: https://www.lewisginter.org/feed-the-birds/ … [Read more...]
Praying Mantis Egg Sac Info: Learn About Praying Mantis In The Garden
Praying mantis are highly prized in the garden due to their predaceous nature against the insects that plague our plants. They are also lovely to look at and fascinating to watch in action. Read more SOURCE: … [Read more...]
Common Monarch Ailments 101
This is a list of the MOST common problems that the Monarch Rearer may encounter and how you can either avoid your Monarch from being infected or avoid the infection from spreading to your other caterpillars. Continued: … [Read more...]
Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds
In 2019, scientists documented North America’s staggering loss of nearly 3 billion breeding birds since 1970. Helping birds can be as simple as making changes to everyday habits. Here’s our quick list of 7 Simple Actions you can take to help birds. … [Read more...]
Spiders: An Undeserved Bad Reputation
All too often, spiders are seen as scary and dangerous. In reality, the vast majority of spiders are harmless to humans, and valuable predators of arthropod pests in our yards and gardens. Learning more about spider biology and identification, can … [Read more...]
Spider Mites – Houseplants
Spider mites are very tiny plant pests that are related to spiders. They feed only on plants. CONTINUE SOURCE: https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/spider-mites-houseplants … [Read more...]
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Encyclopedia Article Overview of dragonflies and damselflies Who isn’t familiar with dragonflies, one of the most charming insects of summer? The graceful flight of dragonflies along a lake, stream or pond is one of summer’ best shows and the … [Read more...]