Eileen Ward | Columnist The regulatory method of integrated pest management includes preventing entry and establishment of foreign pests. The first line of defense is to identify and then suppress new pests as they are first discovered in limited areas. If suppression is not achieved, you then turn to containing and eradicating the pest. The…
Climate change is bringing new insect pests into our gardens. A change in climate means that areas that were once inhospitable to insects are now favorable habitat. As the climate shifts, new invasive insects will find their way into our gardens to wreak damage and introduce new diseases. Climate change isn’t the only way invasive…
Summer’s here so we asked gardening expert Fatuma Emmad of FrontLine Farming for some growing tips. Top of mind, as temperatures head into the 90s, is heat. Emmad suggests keeping your garden covered with something breathable that lets air through – her recommendation is straw – and using compost, which releases nutrients slowly over the…
