Home Invaders
Ah, the Canadian winter, a season of cozy fires, snowball fights, and, unfortunately, unexpected houseguests in the form of insects and other creepy crawlers. While
Shauna Dobbie
October 31, 2025
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Garden Pests
Fluffy vandals: 10 Neat Things about Garden Rabbits
What to do if you find a rabbit nest.
It’s common to find baby cottontails (called kits) in a shallow nest lined with fur and grass, often right in the middle of a lawn or flower bed. If the babies are uninjured and the nest is intact, the best thing to do is leave it alone. The mother only visits a few times a day to avoid attracting predators. You can gently cover it back up the way you found it. Most kits are weaned and gone within three weeks.
Canada's Local Gardener
April 17, 2025
10 Neat Things About Corvids, Crows, and Their Kin
The corvid family – crows, ravens, magpies, jays, and their kin – is as clever as it is fascinating. Known for their intelligence, adaptability, and
Shauna Dobbie
January 29, 2025
10 Neat Things About Squirrels in the Garden
Have you ever watched a squirrel darting around your garden, burying treasures or leaping between branches? These energetic visitors do more than entertain—they plant trees, deter pests, and even farm fungi! Discover 10 fascinating facts about squirrels and their surprising roles in gardens and ecosystems. They might just amaze you!
Canada's Local Gardener
January 8, 2025
Pest Control
Preventing insects and mites from damaging your trees and shrubs By Michael Allen Pest Control In this day and age, gardeners are searching for organic
Canada's Local Gardener
October 31, 2024
10 Neat Things About Mosquitoes
1. Blood suckers or nectar suppers? In spite of what you’ve heard, mosquitoes don’t eat blood. They eat nectar from flowers – and sip sugar
Dorothy Dobbie
July 5, 2024
10 Neat Things About Lily Leaf Beetle
1. What is it? What carries its poop around on its back? And why?! The lily leaf beetle (Liliocerus lillii) larvae use their own excrement
Shauna Dobbie
May 4, 2024
Inebriated Animals and Insects
Do the birds and the bees get a little drunk sometimes? They certainly seem to, at least some of them. Stories from birds getting drunk
Canada's Local Gardener
January 30, 2023
About Spittlebugs
1. Who spit on my perennials? See those little dabs of foam on the stems of your favourite perennials? It looks like spit. Who would
Canada's Local Gardener
July 8, 2022
About Mice
1. No such thing as one mouse. If you see one mouse in your house, you can be sure there are more. They multiply rapidly,
Canada's Local Gardener
November 11, 2021