Apt Garden

USDA seizes more than 1,200 illegal giant snails http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268808/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=I8ykpyfi (from @AP)

Wildlife refuges phasing out GMO crops, pesticides http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268808/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=FLy50TeL (from @AP) Natio...

Photo: Woolly Aphids on Apple Tree Photo: Crushed Woolly Aphids on a Napkin I noticed something that initially appeared to be whit...

Photo: Spittle bug hiding in "foam" or "spittle" Foam or a spittle-like substance has appeared on my strawberrie...

Photo:  Monterey Sluggo Snail & Slug Control for Organic Gardening  (1 lb) for $8.80 Monterey Sluggo is a cheap and effective way to co...

Turn an ordinary yogurt cup into an effective organic slug trap.  Just dig a hole, and place the empty yogurt cup into the hole.  Make sure ...

Photo: Mosquito Fish ( Gambusia affinis ) by Arizona Aquatics Garden The dreaded mosquitos are back!  With the rising rates of foreclos...

I know someone who used  carnivorous pitcher plants  to take care of a mosquito problem he had in his apartment.  Pitcher plants have speci...

Photo of Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) Small Cabbage Caterpillars have attacked my collard greens! The caterpillars have almost c...

Sample Photo of a Sharp-Tailed Snake A few years ago, I had the good fortune to come across the endangered sharp-tailed snake while hiking t...

Featuring Mature Habanero Pepper (in Orange); Unripened Green Habanero Peppers in Background Earlier this year (April 26, 2007), I saved som...