Tag: pesticides

Image source: livingfoodjunkie.blogspot.com Nothing’s worse than watching pests munch through your garden like it was planted for them. While we ...

European scientists say they have discovered the problem behind the declining honeybee population, and pesticides seem to be the culprit. ...

image credit articles.orlandosentinel.com Beekeepers and citrus growers in Florida are butting heads over the use of pesticides. The reason: The ...

Pesticide warning labels to help save the bees finally have been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the EPA ...

The European Union (EU) has passed a two-year “precautionary” ban on bee-killing chemical pesticides. The neonicotinoids ban is slated to ...

We are deep in the heart of farm country around these parts. With corn fields surrounding our property, it’s very ...

Since 1998, scientists, conservationists, and farmers have noticed an alarming trend. European honeybee populations are declining at rapid rates. Researchers ...

Diatomaceous earth, or DE, is substance that has been around for literally millions of years. In terms of human history, ...

Welcome back to my bi-weekly rant on the ever-popular and increasingly necessary Off the Grid site. I'd like to take ...

Last time I talked about beneficial birds for use in gardening. Now let's look at beneficial insects - more specifically, ...