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Slugs chewing on your lettuces and flower leaves? When the wetter weather moves out, they will, too. In the meantime, try a couple of natural methods to deter them.
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The fuzzy insects cling to houses and trees and chew their way through foliage, leaving a mess of damage behind. In 2022, the invasive caterpillars defoliated nearly 43,000 acres in Vermont, This year, they seem to be almost non-existent.
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Pruning certain flowering shrubs in early July is key to them blooming again next spring.
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Japanese knotweed, which crowds out native species, can be found near most large rivers in Vermont. Several local organizations are collaborating to get something positive out of the nuisance plant.
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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with insect and tree experts about this year’s spongy moth infestation and what Vermonters can do to keep them at bay.
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As the hot sun beats down and afternoon rain showers quench our gardens, up in the canopy of our hardwood trees, an invasive species is having a field�
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More than 3,700 people have signed a petition asking Vermont to designate Lake Memphremagog a “lake in crisis.� It's a unique label that can bring extra�
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A post on Instagram prompted a conversation with Kent McFarland, of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, about both native and nonnative ladybugs in�
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How far should humans go to change the course of nature? That's one of the big questions behind a controversy about a lake in Rutland County.Property�
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State environmental officials have rejected a plan to use a powerful chemical herbicide to control an invasive water weed in Lake Iroquois in Chittenden�