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Home Invaders

October 31, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 157 Views

Ah, the Canadian winter, a season of cozy fires, snowball fights, and, unfortunately, unexpected houseguests in the form of insects

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10 Neat Things About Fungus Gnats

November 14, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 1430 Views fruit flies, fungus gnats

You know those tiny bugs flying around your plants in the winter? They’re (probably) not fruit flies, so you can

10 Neat Things Insects

10 Neat Things About Hornets

August 30, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 2950 Views avoiding hornet stings, hornet colony, hornet nest, hornet queens, hornet stings, hornet superorganism., hornets, late summer hornets, wasp behavior, wasp deterrent

You’ve invited a crowd for dinner on your patio. Everybody is having a great time until you bring out the

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10 Neat Things About Mosquitoes

July 5, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 2639 Views Mosquitoes

1. Blood suckers or nectar suppers? In spite of what you’ve heard, mosquitoes don’t eat blood. They eat nectar from

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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 9: Monarch Butterflies

June 27, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2006 Views butterfly garden, Joan Harvey, Julianne Labreche, Master Gardener, migration, Monarch Butterflies

People of all ages become fascinated with the monarch butterfly when they learn about its long flight from Canada to

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Vinegar in the Garden

May 17, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1887 Views herbicide alternatives, natural remedies, Vinegar in the garden

Vinegar has long been touted as a miracle ingredient for the garden. It’s cheap, it’s natural, and it’s already in

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10 Neat Things About Lily Leaf Beetle

May 4, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1929 Views beetle lifecycle, fecal shield, garden pests, invasive species, lily care, Lily leaf beetle, lily plants, lily protection, parasitic wasps, stridulation

1. What is it? What carries its poop around on its back? And why?! The lily leaf beetle (Liliocerus lillii)

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Discovering How the Solar Eclipse Impacts Flora and Fauna

April 8, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2181 Views animal behavior, eclipse effects, eclipse impact on animals, eclipse observations, flora and fauna, nocturnal insects, plant responses, Solar eclipse, University of Missouri study, wildlife during eclipse

As millions of people gaze at the sky on April 8th to watch the total solar eclipse, scientists are busy

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Gecko Alert: Public Health Warning Issued

March 24, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2127 Views Canadian health alert, food safety, gecko dangers, Gecko health risks, gecko outbreak, Pest control, public health warning, safe food handling, Salmonella infection, salmonellosis symptoms

A public health warning about geckos has been issued in Canada. It seems that someone attempted to lure geckos into

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10 Neat Things About How Insects Survive Winter

November 12, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 8314 Views how insects survive winter, insects in winter, plant supports

Best Christmas Gift for Gardeners 1. Die or pause? No, diapause. To survive the brutality of freezing winters, many insects

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