The common garden millipede (Oxidus gracilis), also known as the greenhouse millipede or flat-backed millipede, has become most troublesome ...
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Food insecurity is an urgent problem in Alabama. In fact, approximately 1 in 4 children face food insecurity, and it affects about 2 million...
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Integrated Pest Management
Managing landscape and garden pests is more effective when using a variety of options. Integrated pest manag...
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Porous Is Smart
Walkways, patios, and driveways are typically impervious. Excess water running off-site transports pollutants to local wate...
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There are two species of hornworms; both are the common garden pest of Solanaceae plants. One is the tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculat...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Some of the most intriguing insects are caterpillars. They come in many shapes, sizes and species and appear har...
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Learn how to keep this menacing and potentially harmful spider away from you and your family. Monitor favori...
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Millipedes are a group of arthropods. They have two pairs of legs on each body segment (except for the first three), this characteristic set...
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Rainscaping your landscape can reduce polluted runoff that endangers vulnerable water bodies that are downstream from your property....
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Tall fescue is a cool-season, perennial, bunch-type grass for north Alabama lawns. It is desirable for its texture, dark green color, and ab...
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This is the second in the Restoring Storm-Ravaged Trees series. Learn how to determine the safety of your trees.
The first step towar...
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This is the first in a four-part series on Restoring Storm-Ravaged Trees Learn to assess trees for safety and how to be aware of trees and h...
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