When we see a bee hovering over a flower, we get excited. We all know bees are important for our ecosystem, but do you know exactly why? Without bees, we wouldn't have food or flowers. Sounds a bit alarmist, but it's true. According to the folks at One Green Planet,...
We need the rain and we love the warm weather. And so do mosquitoes, making mosquito control a challenge. In addition to being annoying, and their bites being itchy, mosquitoes are downright dangerous as they carry a number of viruses and diseases. We count on...
Warm Winters Mean More Pests in Summer, Right? Not So Fast... You’ve heard it before: A cold winter means fewer insects next summer; warm winter, be prepared for a buggy season. Some things get stated so often and so emphatically that we take them to be truths, but...
 Virginia saw its first case of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) in January 2018. This insect is an invasive planthopper and is in the same family as aphids, cicadas, and leafhoppers. Spotted lanternflies feed by sucking sap from plants - the life blood of a tree. This...
Spring is here. The daffodils are blooming. The daytime temperatures are consistently in the 60's and have even flirted with the 70's. And it's just the beginning of April! What a breath of fresh air to be able to enjoy our backyards again after a fairly snowy winter....
