A Way To Garden

insects & worms

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what to do about fall webworm? (usually, nothing)

intimate relationships: a tale of moss, sumac, and a clever aphid’s gall

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spider, feather, frog: 3 little notes on gender (and wonder) in nature

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butterfly gardening, with jane hurwitz

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the 5th annual moth night 7/28

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how effective are nativars? with doug tallamy

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a firefly primer, with lynn frierson faust (win her field guide)

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learning to i.d. butterflies, with dr. jeffrey glassberg

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why moths matter (and how to get to know them), with seabrooke leckie

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getting to know your garden insects, with dr. david shetlar

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asian jumping worms: what we know (2018 interview), with uw-madison’s brad herrick

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best phlox for gardeners and butterflies, with mt. cuba’s george coombs

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links i liked: plant consciousness; beaks adapt to feeder use; insectary strips on farms, & more

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links i liked: fighting impatiens disease, crossbill irruption, overwintering ticks

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the latest on backyard tick research, with dr. neeta connally

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emerald ash borer, plus imperiled oaks, with morton’s murphy westwood

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controlling lily leaf beetles, with u. of rhode island’s lisa tewksbury

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cracked tomatoes, growing rhubarb in hot spots, asian jumping worms, stiltgrass: q&a with ken druse

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powdery mildew, sowbug and pillbug infestation, fungicides on tomatoes, garlic bloat nematode: q&a with ken druse

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the monarch-milkweed arms race, with cornell’s anurag agrawal

debunking myths about spiders, with burke museum’s rod crawford

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‘nature’s temples:’ understanding old trees and old-growth forests, with joan maloof

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feed the bees: plants for pollinators, with the xerces society

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mapping your yard, with the habitat network’s rhiannon crain