Get to know the brown marmorated stink bug before it gets in your house
Now You Have a Good Reason For Not Tidying the Garden!
My friend, Master Gardener Cheryl Gresham, wrote last week about pollinators, cautioning gardeners about the importance of not being as tidy when we ready the garden for winter. I’m going to expand on Cheryl’s idea. Of the native bees, about 30% continue their life cycle in the hollow stems of plants. Female bees lay their…
Insects of Horror!
While most bugs are harmless, there are some we should fear!
Scary Lawn Products
Are lawn products “scary”? Read this and find out
Minute Pirate Bugs: Little Bugs, Big Bite
Pirate bugs are bugging people with their pesky probing!
A Turtlehead Tutorial
Turtlehead, Chelone spp., is one of the great flowers of the late summer garden. Flowers are either pink or white and are shaped like, you guessed it, a turtle’s head. Turtlehead is a great pollinator plant, adding a tapestry of color and flight to the garden. The plant must have an impish streak too because…
National Pollinator Week: Soldier Beetles
What a happy combination—soldier beetles and butter daisies! The soldier beetle, Chauliognathus spp., is a ½ inch long insect that gets its name from its wing covers, which resemble a uniform. It may remind you of the lighting bug, and rightly so, since they are related. Both the larvae and adults of soldier beetles feed…
Eryngium planum – Sea Holly
Happy Pollinator Week! What an amazing time to celebrate pollinators. We know that insects play a vital role in our ecosystem. But did you know almost every third bite of food you take comes from a plant that has been pollinated by an insect. Wow! Pollinators are out and about all season long from early…
4 Things to Know about Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants are common in and around the home. How do you identify them and what do you do if they live with you in your house?