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A larva with light: Can you guess what insect this is?
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The end of June brought a very exciting event. As I was cutting holes in the landscape fabric to plant some late-season flowers in my high tunnel, I found several larvae of a great beneficial insect! I guess it was…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Ashley, beneficial insects, Insects
Pitcher plants: their pools are cool, but not always refreshing
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As I’m writing this, my weather station tells me that it feels like 95F outside, and now all I can do is think of jumping into a pool. And because in the natural world pools are not just for refreshing…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, Native Plants, pollination
Get ready for Pollinator Week: Let’s play pollination bingo!
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Here in Maryland, June is the month when it starts to get hot and we start seeing fireflies, but also when a lot of plants flower and a ton of insects are flying around! Also, June is when The Pollinator…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening, Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Insects, pollination, Pollinators
A gardener laments lessons hard won
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If only I’d known. How many times have we slapped our forehead at our gardening follies and mumbled that under our breath. So today, I am paying homage to the lessons my garden has taught me. Soil is god. Healthy…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Annette, Chemicals, Insects, Soil, Tips
Wild ginger spices up the Maryland spring
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As a pollination biologist, I have the immense privilege of studying really cool plants who trick their pollinators in fancy and incredible ways, and I tend to be naturally attracted to flowers that may not be super showy to most…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, Flowers, Insects, Native Plants, Pollinators
This year, host bees in your garden
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The sun and the warm(er) days are back! Oh gosh, it felt like forever! And now, of course, I am feeling like I have to get out there and start doing stuff outdoors! And because I love the little creatures,…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Anahi, beneficial insects, Insects, native bees, Pollinators
Dragonflies bring beauty on the wing
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Dragonflies are amazing insects. Their aerial acrobatics are impressive as is their ability to control pests from mosquitoes to biting flies. And oh their beauty when shimmering over a garden or pond! Over 5,000 species dress themselves in everything from…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden Tags: Author:Annette, beneficial insects, dragonflies, Insects
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