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Prairie pickin’
Bonus Fun Fact: Late September and October is the peak time to collect native seed. Having just typed that, I realize now that I probably should have used this as my fun fact a couple weeks ago. Better late than never, though. The majority of native plant seed ripens through August and September, becoming fit for pickin’…
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Armyworm onslaught
Apparently, people are freaking out about armyworms this year. I am not much of the agronomist type, so I wasn’t even aware it was a thing until people started asking me about it. I really don’t have any answers, honestly. The armyworm is a native to the subtropical southeast and is a pest that eats…
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Summer scavengers
Yellowjacket wasps are a common summer insect that are widely considered a pest and, at least in my case, terrifying. They are often aggressive and will come right up in your picnic business. It’s not just to sting you (although they will certainly do that), it’s to steal your food. Bonus Fun Fact: Yellowjacket wasps are…
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Koala chlamydia
Bonus (not-so) Fun Fact: In the wilds of Australia, somewhere around 90% of koala are infected with chlamydia, the same sexually transmitted disease that can infect humans. I’ll let you get a chuckle in. It’s pretty sad, actually. While chlamydia is easily treatable for humans, through the medical magic of antibiotics, koalas aren’t so lucky. Turns…
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Palm apology
About 15 years ago, I had a very different life. I worked as an electronics technician and, aside from thinking it was pretty neat, knew very little about the natural world. At my previous house, I had a big palm plant in the living room. It was tucked in a sunny corner behind my plasma…
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Mosquito maladies
Bonus Fun Fact: Mosquitos are the most dangerous animal to humans. They are responsible for somewhere around 750,000 deaths worldwide each year. Of course, it’s not the mosquito itself that kills the humans, it’s the diseases they carry that are the problem. About half of those annual deaths are due to Malaria, with mosquitos being carriers…
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Jason E. Andersen 