Visiting Ohio in the middle of April, the white trees blooming prolifically caught my eye. Living in Montana for a longer time than my youth in the Midwest, I wasn't quite sure what it was from a distance. It didn't take long to realize it is the infamous Bradford pear. For years I’ve heard cries ...
Read More | Pest PatrolIt’s the same story. Insects hitch a ride on imported goods, and their population explodes into a severe problem for gardeners and agricultural producers in the new location. In this instance, it involves the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) first identified in Pennsylvania in 2014. Quickly spreading to surrounding states there are a number of counties ...
Read More | Pest Patrol“What is up with all these ladybugs?” the delivery man asked standing on my porch, brushing one off his arm as others swarmed the wood railings on my porch and the vinyl siding on my house. It was a lovely warm fall day, and the soaring temperatures seem to have brought them out in clouds. ...
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