Mealybugs on Bananas
There’s been a lot of commotion lately… I’d even say, total panic! People are finding mealybugs on their bananas!!! How?Continue Reading
Author: Audrey Martel
Audrey Martel is a biologist who graduated from the University of Montreal. After more than ten years in the field of scientific animation, notably for Parks Canada and the Granby Zoo, she joined Nature Conservancy of Canada to take up new challenges in scientific writing. She then moved into marketing and joined Leo Studio. Full of life and always up for a giggle, or the discovery of a new edible plant, she never abandoned her love for nature and writes articles for both Nature sauvage and the Laidback Gardener.
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Nobody likes finding bugs in their home. That’s good, because what I’m presenting you today isn’t one! I’ve already talkedContinue Reading
Fall Leaves Stay on the Ground, but What About Conifer Cones?
Just like the autumn leaves, don’t touch them: they’re a precious and very important source of food for a cuteContinue Reading
How to Scare Off Thrips?
I Was Laidback Before I Was a Gardener. My patience was already limited before I started growing things, and moreContinue Reading
Truffles: Black Diamonds
Thanks to a contest, I had the chance, in October, to attend a truffle harvesting activity organized by Truffes QuébecContinue Reading
So Many Legs, So Many Eyes, Who Is Afraid of Spiders?
Today, I will brave my own phobia with you… it’s Halloween after all! So yes, I must confess: I, Audrey,Continue Reading
Dracula, Batman and Company… What About Bats?
For the month of October, I propose to you a Halloween theme for the Ecology in the Garden columns: theContinue Reading
Slime of Toad and Toe of Frog… Who’s Afraid of Amphibians?
For the month of October, the Ecology in the Garden column will be going with a Halloween theme: the discoveryContinue Reading
It Slithers, It Hisses… Ugh! The Fear of Snakes!
So, are you ready to brave your phobias? On the menu today, we have… snakes! You can love them, hateContinue Reading
Birds of Prey: Terrors of the Garden or Majestic Kings of the Food Chain?
At the beginning of the summer, a message spread like wildfire on social media near my home town. A concernedContinue Reading