One of the most important, yet tiresome, aspects of gardening and lawn management is weed control. Who wants to pick weeds when spraying herbicides is quicker and easier? But most products available in stores contain toxic ingredients that harm people, pets, wildlife, and the environment. Glyphosate,...
Cicada's are harmless, amazing insects, with an important place in the web of life By Drew Toher As periodical cicadas begin to emerge throughout the central and eastern United States, many may be tempted to put a halt to their noisy mating calls by reaching for a...
Eating organic is always a good and healthy idea, but it’s especially important for certain foods. Many extremely common, ‘kid-friendly’ foods, such as strawberries and apples, are the ones that are most often riddled with dangerous chemicals, pesticides, and fungicides that are linked directly to...
New, Gene-Silencing Pesticides Could Spell Doom for Pollinators Scientists warn gene-silencing RNA-based pesticides could spell doom for pollinators as they quickly begin to enter the general pesticide market. Concerns about gene-altering pesticide use have arisen as of late, as more and more of the risks these RNAi...
Buying Bee-Safe Plants for Your Garden Spring is coming and that means Xerces staff email inboxes will soon be peppered with requests for guidance on buying nursery plants. Many will contain questions like this: "I am excited about creating my first pollinator garden! I’ve heard that...