A caterpillar clings to fresh blade of grass in an Orono field. | Photo by Gabor Degre No matter where…
Image by Mohamed Nuzrath from Pixabay Mosquitoes love me. I do my best to repel mosquitoes, but no matter what…
A typical carpenter ant is often reddish brown or solid black and can be up to an inch long. |…
Working outside? Yard work is hard enough without being bitten by flying nuisances. Here's how to repel mosquitoes. Photo by Lisa…
Photo by Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org Is there’s a small bug with black, brown and perhaps white zigzag stripes on its…
An adult female deer tick.| Photo by Griffin Dill of the UMaine Cooperative Extension In many regions of the country,…
“Hairy vine, no friend of mine. Leaves of three, let them be.” Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) on a Maine island.…
A garden slug. | Photo by Jeffrey Hahn Emerging at night to feast on a wide variety of plants, slugs…
Aphids | Photo by Jeffrey Hahn In the popular children’s book “The Grouchy Ladybug” by Eric Carle, the tale begins…
An adult mosquito harvesting a blood meal. | Photo by Griffin Dill Irritating biting flies like mosquitoes, black flies…
When done well, food composting is an excellent way to dispose of waste while creating garden-friendly soil additives. But, when…
Worried about coyotes preying on your poultry and pets? Here's what you should know and how to keep coyotes away…