Spill the Beans

by Jan Hughes I, like many of you, have worked to add native plants to my mostly suburban landscape in order to attract more pollinators and to give shelter to more critters. I have enjoyed the process and watching new species appear.

Melody Kendall Pesticide use has become quite the controversy of late. I have used products in the past that now make me cringe when I think about how blithely I spread such toxic compounds in my garden.

by Melody Kendall The last two weeks we featured information on the most common invertebrate garden pests in our area. If this information caused you some concern, the Good Guys are ready to rush to the rescue.

Melody Kendall There are legions of invertebrate garden pests that can wreak havoc in our gardens. They are the munchers, suckers, borers and slimers. In our area we mostly deal with a dirty dozen of invertebrate garden pests.

by Melody Kendall This is the first post of several devoted to discussing garden pests, natural enemies, physical controls and finally pesticide information and uses. There are legions of invertebrate garden pests in the world that can wreak havoc in our landscapes.