Some of the Best Nectar-Rich Plants
You can be sure that the trending words this year will be biodiversity and plants for pollinators! They are onContinue Reading
Category: Beneficial insects
The Friendliest of “Scorpions” Is in Your House!
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
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
Bring Pollinators into the City
If You Encourage Them, They Will Come! By now we’ve all heard the news: pollinators are in trouble. The WhiteContinue Reading
Bugs: Garden Friends or Foes?
Garden soil isn’t sterile … and we wouldn’t want it to be sterile. Rather, it needs to teem with life.Continue Reading
Join the 6th International Monarch Monitoring Blitz!
From July 29 to August 7, join the 6th International Monarch Monitoring Blitz! Every year, thousands of volunteers in Canada, MexicoContinue Reading
Earwigs: Friend or Foe?
Ennemies in North America, But Friends in Europe Here’s the answer I gave to a reader of my newspaper gardenContinue Reading
A Brand-New Pollinator Garden at the Montréal Insectarium
This year, the start of summer coincides with the inauguration of the Montréal Insectarium’s Pollinator Garden. Espace pour la vie invitesContinue Reading
Ants: The Insect Frenemies of the Garden
Messages have been pouring in over the last few weeks from panicky gardeners who’ve discovered ants in their gardens orContinue Reading
Why Do Some Plants Attract Pests and Others Don’t
Hoverfly visiting a viper’s bugloss flower. Photo: imagebrokermicrostock, depositphotos By Victoria Baeker Plants and bugs* have a long relationship; theyContinue Reading