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Garden Pests

About Skunks

March 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 7248 Views garden citters, how to get rid of skunk smell, plant supports, skunks

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

Garden Pests

Spittlebugs

June 17, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 6292 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

Who’s been spitting on my plants? Spittlebugs show a preference for nitrogen-fixing plants such as legumes and it is postulated

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects Wild Critters

About Bugs with Wings in your Home

November 18, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 5320 Views flying insects, fruit flies, fungus gnats, houseplants, Indoor Gardening, insect control, plant health

1. Things with wings. Pesky little bugs fly around the house and everyone believes they are fruit flies. You should

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects

10 Neat Things about Fungus Gnats

November 14, 2019 Dorothy Dobbie 5928 Views fungus gnats, houseplants, Indoor Gardening, insect control, Plant Care, Plant diseases, plant pests, root rot

Fungus gnats on houseplant 1. Pesky little flies. If you have houseplants, chances are you have encountered the pesky little

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Wild Critters

Prairie Dogs

October 21, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 6071 Views facts about prairie dogs, plant supports, squirrels

1. The talk of the town. Prairie dogs, the big cousin to the Richardson’s ground squirrel or gopher, live very

Garden Pests Trees & Shrubs

Common Birch Tree Pests

February 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 12074 Views birches, garden pests, trees and shrubs

The bronze birch bark borer and the birch leaf miner Several pests attack birch trees, especially those that are under

Garden Pests

Garden Enemy Number One: Aphids

July 11, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3904 Views garden pests, how to get rid of aphids, insects harmful to plants, what are aphids

We think of aphids as more pesky than dangerous in the garden but they do untold billions of dollars’ worth

Garden Pests

Those Slimy Slugs

May 3, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3157 Views garden pests, slugs

By Sharon Moffat Under the cover of darkness, slimy slugs emerge to munch on your garden buffet and the resulting

Garden Pests How-to

Garden Bug Control

May 3, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3829 Views garden pests, gardening how-to, insect repellants, Plants

Bugs are a part of any gardener’s life. Some are beneficial and welcome additions that help develop a healthy garden

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