Invasive species threaten the biodiversity of an area in many ways. One of those ways, as seen in an example in California’s Tomales Bay, is by changing the dynamics of the food chain.
Filed under: Invasive species | Tagged: California Olympia oyster, European green crab, invasive aquatic species, Lionfish, Rapa whelk | Leave a Comment »
Most of us enjoy watching wildlife–except when they’re eating the lettuce we just planted or digging up our daylily bulbs. If you’ve done what you can to keep them out of your yard and they’re still coming in, what can you do? This post discusses some of the legal aspects of managing wildlife when it becomes a “pest.”
Filed under: Urban IPM | Tagged: bears, controlling snakes, deer eating, managing wildlife, squirrels in yard, urban garden, wildlife laws, wildlife pests | 1 Comment »
The hemlock woolly adelgid has stripped forests of Eastern hemlock and has been found as far west as Kentucky. Now the pest has appeared in a small nature park in Cary, North Carolina.
Filed under: Insects, Invasive species | Tagged: Cary, Eastern hemlock, Hemlock Bluffs, hemlock woolly adelgid, North Carolina | Leave a Comment »
A new survey by the National Pest Management Association and the University of Kentucky reveals that bed bug occurrences are increasing. This blog summarizes some ways you can help prevent bed bugs from invading your personal space, and where to go if you find bed bugs.
Filed under: Insects, Urban IPM | Tagged: bed bugs, bed bugs hotels, finding bed bugs, NPMA bed bug survey | 1 Comment »
