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Himalayan Balsam by Rob Sproule I love spy movies, ones like James Bond where the cars are fast, the suits expensive and you never know which beautiful woman you can trust. When I see
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Himalayan Balsam by Rob Sproule I love spy movies, ones like James Bond where the cars are fast, the suits expensive and you never know which beautiful woman you can trust. When I see
Colorado Potato Beetle By Rob Sproule The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), alias potato bug, alias 10-striped speaman, is the most destructive potato crop pest in Canada. After entering Canada via Ontario in 1870,
Eat your Weeds! by Rob Sproule Weeds. We either love to hate “˜em or just plain hate “˜em, but did you know that some people just plain love “˜em? To those in-the-know, weed control
Mosquito Repelling Plants by Rob Sproule Our late night summer sun is one of the sweetest things about living Alberta. Sitting on a warm 9pm patio and letting the day drain away like cold beer
Stink Bugs by Rob Sproule An alarming pest is popping up across Canada in increasingly greater numbers. Stink bugs are easy to spot and cluster quickly into frightening large numbers. The good news is that,
Scarlet Lily Beetle By Rob Sproule Whether it’s their ease of growth or stunning flowers or just that we’re surprised that such a gorgeous plant can survive here, lilies are many Canadians’ favourite flower. They
Not All Bees are Scary by Rob Sproule I’m writing this article because it drives me crazy when people ask me how to kill the bees in their yard, assuming that all bees, wasps and
Fruit Flies by Rob Sproule We’ve all been there. You’re enjoying a ripe bunch of bananas and fresh summer peaches one day and they’re buzzing with little flies the next. Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are
The Mosquito Proof Yard By: Rob Sproulemosqutio Standing Water Changing the Habitat Defence Disease: Myths and Facts Nature is wondrous. While my bug articles are usually, inevitably, about getting rid of said bug, I normally
Sod Webworm by Rob Sproule Does your lawn have brown patches that look like dog spots, only you don’t have a dog? Sod webworm is a common affliction in mature, exposed lawns (they don’t
Dutch Elm Disease by Rob Sproule A lot of people don’t think of plant diseases as having the ability to be devastating on a global scale. Dutch Elm Disease (DED) proves them wrong.
Wasps by Rob Sproule Few bugs are as universally unwelcome as wasps. As usual, however, before I tell you how to get rid of them, I’m going to tell you how fascinating they
Dew Worms by Rob Sproule If you’ve never seen a dew worm, do I have a mental picture to paint for you. Imagine the cute little red wrigglers in your garden, only reaching nightmarish
An Homage to Spiders by Rob Sproule If our gardens were Hollywood movies, every good bug would be as cute as lady-bugs and every bad bug would be as ugly as a spider. Spiders
Earthworms 101 by Rob Sproule Of the humble earthworm (Lubricus terrestris), Charles Darwin said it best: “It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the
The Caterpillars are Coming! by Rob Sproule We all remember the “the tent caterpillar years”, and most of us still have stories of how, when we were young, they’d sound like rain falling from
What is Killing Our Bees by Rob Sproule It’s impossibly to overstate how extraordinary bees are or how vital they are to our future as a species. Worldwide, about 200,000 species of bees pollinate
Scarlet Lily Beetle by Rob Sproule Whether it’s their ease of growth, overwhelming flowers or just because we’re surprised that such a stunning plant can survive here, Canadians are passionate about lilies. They are
Cottony Psyllid by Rob Sproule With the intensely cold winters we endure on the prairies, we have precious few options when it comes to statement-making shade trees. As such, it’s understandably frustrating when a
Voles 101 by Rob Sproule I don’t know about you, but to me the spring thaw is one of the most anti-climactic events of the year. The first warm days of March, when the
Black Knot by Rob Sproule The outbreak of black knot in Edmonton is approaching epidemic proportions. This easy to control fungus destroys garden aesthetics, disfigures branches, and eventually kills trees. Whether driving or
Mealy Bugs by Rob Sproule Depending on who you ask, this unmistakable critter is either disgusting or fascinating. It looks like something dug up from the Burgess Shale only to escape the
Bronze Leaf Disease by Rob Sproule Do you have any Swedish Aspen in your yard? If you live in a newer suburban home and/or have a smaller yard, you probably do. They are the tall,
Chemical-Free Ant Control by Rob Sproule Before we talk about killing our ants, lets take a moment to be thankful for living in one of the least ant-infested countries in the world. I’ve seen
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