explains, “Infestations generally result from small numbers of winged aphids that fly to the plant and find it to be a suitable host. They deposit several wingless young on the most tender tissue before moving on to find a new plant. The immature aphids or nymphs that are left behind ...
Scatter iron phosphate granules, sold as “Sluggo,” around the border of your flowerbed. This natural product will cause snails and slugs to die, but they go away from the area to do so, depriving you of the pleasure of finding their dead bodies when you check on your garden in the m...
One Giant Leap for Grasshoppers Whether or not they have wings, some insects might get the chance to fly if selected to go in space and become part of the space-farming research. Though many plant parts are inedible for humans, they make a delicious meal for insects. Insects can convert ...
Hang mesh bags filled with scented repellants around your trees. Deer are naturally repelled by the scent of soaps or unwashed human hair. You will need to replace the bags every few weeks with fresh hair or a new scent of soap for the bags to maintain their effectiveness. Hang flashing i...
Which naturally the CWC wasn’t limited to. They’d still be limited to the passes. Getting horses over them mountain trails, not passes, isn’t trivial for those experienced with the area, which these troops couldn’t have been (not if they thought they were closer to the Pacific than ...
Predators:Robber flies prey on a variety of common garden pests, including but not limited togrubs, grasshoppers, adult beetles, leafhoppers, and some species of spiders and wasps. Their prey also includes beneficial insects such as bees and butterflies, so you don’t want too many of them ...
To you, a flower garden may look like a patch of land to grow some pretty flowers, but to neighborhood cats it looks like an inviting litter box. The salts and acids in cat urine kill plants, ruining your flower bed. Cats also dig in garden beds to cover
Want to learn how to use diatomaceous earth? Diatomaceous earth has been getting a lot of attention lately because of it's many uses for the home and garden. There are many uses for this non-toxic, naturally occurring silica compound like eliminating fleas and other pests and it can even ...
Democracy is free access to information and a learned sense of worldly wonder. It’s the everyday ability to handle unexpected situations and make judgments wisely. To live democratically is to refuse the dogma that things can’t be changed because they’re ‘naturally’ fixed in stone. ...
But none of these hold a candle to the giant water bug. This critter is a favorite in Asia. It can be roasted and eaten whole or ground into a paste for sauces. Africans also enjoy the crickets and grasshoppers, but mix things up a little by eating termites and caterpillars, too. ...