Cockroaches
Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Striped Skunk
… feeder, it will fill its diet with a variety of insects, small mammals, eggs, and occasional plants. It has … during each season. In warmer weather, they depend on insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, and beetles, …
Stink Bugs on Vegetables
… overwinter as adults on weeds, garden debris and under tree bark. BMSB uses sheltered cracks of buildings, rocks, …
Controlling Flies and Ticks in Your Livestock
… clipping tall grass along fence lines – particularly along tree-lined edges as these shaded areas make prime habitats …
Cutworm - Vegetables
… pupa Photo: Merle Shepard, Gerald R.Carner, and P.A.C Ooi, Insects and their Natural Enemies Associated with Vegetables … readily climb trees to feed on buds, foliage and even tree fruit. Cutworms curl up when disturbed. There are … spinach, squash, sweet potato, turnip and watermelon, plus tree fruits, and small fruits. Signs/symptoms Seedlings or …
From a Mountaintop, UMD Alum Encounters Toxin-Emitting Olive Bushes, Smothering Vines and the Imperfection of Conservation
… grew exotic plants like Chinese silvergrass and a mimosa tree in their yard. (Now, Whyman knows those plants were invasive.) “I spent a lot of time letting insects crawl on me, digging for bugs, watching bees and ants … the 2019 book “Wilding,” in which British author Isabella Tree tells the story of returning her farmland to an untamed …
Invasive Shrub Control
… olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) This large shrub or small tree was planted extensively for wildlife habitat, windbreak, … more diverse among native vegetation. Other animals and insects are not known to feed on it. P/D (include all root), …
As Summer Turns to Fall...
… roads. It’s also a good time to look for signs of invasive insects or the presence of invasive plants. For example, look … areas, how to identify and control invasive plants and insects, and about news and regional online and in-person …
Japanese Beetles on Vegetables
… bean, rhubarb, grape, raspberry, and blackberry, some tree fruits, and hundreds of ornamental plants, and trees. … starlings, moles, shrews, and skunks, but few native insects prey on Japanese beetles. Lawns irrigated in summer …
Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Striped Skunk
… feeder, it will fill its diet with a variety of insects, small mammals, eggs, and occasional plants. It has … during each season. In warmer weather, they depend on insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, and beetles, …