Homegrown fresh vegetables not only taste better; they are more nutritious. Plus, you can control what products are applied to the plants to control
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Grubs are the larva of various types of beetles and chafers, such as the Japanese beetle or European chafer. You’re likely concerned about them b
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It is becoming more and more popular to use natural insecticides, for home gardeners and commercial greenhouse gardeners alike. Botanical insecticide
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Are you worried about pests in your garden? Are you even more worried about constantly needing to spray harsh pesticides on your plants to contro
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As I filled my tea kettle from the water fountain at Saint Michael's College, something jumped along the wall and caught my eye. The motion, a short
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Have you ever heard of a praying mantid? That’s mantid with a “D”, not a praying mantis. The distinction is simple. All mantises are mantids, but
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When my mind wanders, I sometimes consider where house centipedes lived before we built houses? Were they cave dwellers? Did they hunt ants in hollow
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Low maintenance, beautiful flowers, and plenty of varieties have made hydrangeas a favorite landscape plant. It seems you can’t visit a garden ce
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During the winter, bugs disappear, only to reappear when spring comes around. What prompts these bugs to go back to life as normal? It’s not like
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Just like us, insects spend their winters in different locations. Unlike us, they spend their winters in different stages of development. Some ma
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