Herself’s Houston Garden

Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston’s piney woods

Mosquitoes

ljmacphee | April 25, 2007

It’s that time again. The cool weather has kept them at bay but I’m starting to run in to them now. I heard a talk on mosquitoes this week and thought I’d share what I have learned.
There is only one local mosquito carrying West Nile in the Houston area so far this year. [...]

Bee Colony Collapse Disorder

ljmacphee | April 24, 2007

It’s impossible to around gardeners or farmers and not have heard of ‘Bee Colony Collapse Disorder’. Bee Colony Collapse Disorder occurs when the worker bees leave the hive and vanish leaving the queen and larvae to starve. Only half as many managed bee colonies exist now in the US as did 25 years ago [...]

Attack of the Post Oak Grasshoppers

ljmacphee | April 23, 2007

Not really an attack but they are coming in larger numbers and they have been know to defoliate a tree or two.
They have been spotted in growing numbers between Dallas and Corpus Cristi. They appear late April to early May and can often be found on homes. Be careful — they will badly [...]