Monthly Archives: July 2011

Shoe – good; insecticides – bad.

Ouch

I’d never dream of killing an insect outside, since it’s obviously their natural habitat. But when I see spiders or camel crickets or stink bugs inside my house, I’m sorry to say that I have very little tolerance = thwap with a … Continue reading

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Our little natives are out there, working hard-

The tens of thousands of native pollinator species in the U.S. are hard at work, but lots of times growers don’t appreciate just how much pollination they perform – free of charge.  Dr. Suzanne Batra, of the USDA’s Bee Research … Continue reading

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