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What Are White Grubs?

What are these white grubs (and what do they eat)? I wondered as I dug into the mulch pile. My spade kept unearthing the big, fat, white grubs. What on earth were they, why were they in my mulch pile, and should I kill them before they eat my plants?

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June 15, 2020 By Jeanne

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Asian Murder Hornets: What Gardeners Need to Know

Murder hornets? What new horror has been unleashed on unwary gardeners?

By now, you’ve heard about the icing on the cake that is 2020: murder hornets. Yes, you read that right. What the heck is a murder hornet and does it spell ecological disaster?

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May 7, 2020 By Jeanne

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Wasp Nest with Tube – the Bald Faced Hornet Nest

“Come see this wasp nest with tube,” my husband called to me. I was sitting in the living room working on a new counted cross stitch project. Reluctantly, I set it aside, slipped my feet inside a pair of gardening boots, and met him at the crabapple tree, expecting to see some simple creature’s nest.

“Oh. My. Gosh.”

I crept closer. Hanging from the branches of my favorite crabapple tree at head-height was this: