Are Moles Rodents? I know I have had my fair share of problems with rodents this year. Especially the squirrels and chipmunks. All of these animals, and there must be hundreds just in my yard, seem to like nothing better than to dig in my planters and bury walnuts. I have small walnut trees growing…
Yes, spiders give me the heebee jeebees but they are a necessary part of the garden….But I just can’t like them! But the Daddy Long Legs we see in the garden is a good garden pest to have around, even if we find them a little unnerving when they suddenly appear to our eyes. These…
Here in Ohio, our typical first frost date is about mid September. Which means it’s time to start the war against the gnats. I always plan to have my container plants brought in a couple of weeks before that time. I don’t want the bother of worrying about the weather, and running outside to cover…
Does a praying mantis eat the brains first? She certainly did! And I have a video example of that, and to this carnivorous insect, the brains appeared to be the most appetizing part of an unlucky cricket. My husband and I were working out of the garage and noticed the praying mantis almost hidden in…
I have seen an increase in hummingbirds! First of all, an increase in my yard and garden means I see two or three at a time instead of one, since I don’t see hummingbirds very often in pairs. We have very large trees in the rear portion of our back yard, and they seem to…
I love my trees and I have always been in awe of their beauty in parks and in the fields and forested areas here in Ohio where I live. But once again, we need to be watching for infestations of another pest, the Asian Longhorned Beetle. Personally, we have had damage to trees in our…
Do you believe that a woolly worm can predict weather ? Last year, I wrote about woolly worms weather prediction in this post, but it is hard to judge whether the predictions came true or not. For last year, the 2014-2015 winter, the woolly worms seemed to predict accurately. We had a typical winter with…
Wasps look like aliens up close. A paper wasp has a face that, I guess, only a Mother would love…..and I guess that would only be its own Mother. Not exactly an insect that you would want to cuddle. When we discovered a paper wasp nest up in the overhang on our front porch, we…
First let me say that I love to put up a bird feeder in winter. I don’t usually put a feeder up in summer since there is a lot of food available during that time…fruit, berries, insects, etc, so I don’t feel the need to give them some food when I want them to eat…