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Has anyone seen any tent caterpillars?
Usually, distinctive tent caterpillar webs appear in trees in April. They become more conspicuous throughout May, and by June they’re everywhere.
Census Bureau Report: South and West have fastest-growing cities
Austin has been the capital of Texas since 1839, and in 2013 the area became the nation’s capital for population growth, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released.
Blueberries profitable option in Ohio
A grower who produces 3,000 pounds of blueberries per acre (which is about average for Ohio) and earns $5 a pound can see $15,000 per acre in gross revenue.
Rabbits or rodents? Meet the lagomorphs
Thanks to cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, the rabbits we see in our backyards, eastern cottontails are familiar to almost everyone. And yet I suspect most people think they are rodents. They are not. Rabbits and hares are lagomorphs, members of the mammalian order Lagomorpha. The confusion is understandable. Both groups are herbivores, and
Why do leaves change colors before they fall?
The science behind fall’s beauty: Why do leaves turn colors? Why do they fall from trees, anyway?
Yes, you could say Christmas is ‘for the birds’
Every December I get requests to reprint my version of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas I first published in 1988. Merry Christmas everyone!
Fall webworms aren’t really cause for alarm
Roger Patterson of southwestern Pennsylvania, writes, “Late this summer I have noticed what appear to be tent caterpillar tents in my lilac bushes. I’m fairly certain these are not the tent caterpillars we normally get in the spring. “These late summer munchers are white and hairy. Their tents are similar, and they seem to kill
Enjoy the gifts of an early fall
“I spent the afternoon astraddle the ridge of the new barn-loft roof laying down a ridgecap, a course of overlapping shingles that covers the seam where the shingles meet from each slanting roof face. It would have been difficult not to have been happy up there. The fall migration of monarch butterflies, stunning creatures of
The coming autumn can’t be denied
It wasn’t even Labor Day yet when Halloween decorations, cards and other gimcracks appeared on store shelves.
How to spot the differences between ladybugs and Asian lady beetles
Hundreds of species of native ladybugs are declining due to the introduction of Asian lady beetles in North America. Learn how to spot the differences.
