Rosie Romero
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Question: Is it my imagination, or are there more bugs crawling around and flying about this spring?Answer: No, it’s not your imagination.This is…
Feather bush (Lysiloma watsonii) is a gorgeous, soft-looking large shrub which can be pruned into a small tree. It is native to the Sonoran Desert, and is a great habitat and food tree for wildlife.What gives the feather…
Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make more sounds when thirsty or under other kinds of stress.The research shakes up what most…
There’s nothing like seeing other people’s gardens to get some inspiration. It’s even better if those “other people” happen to be trained Pima County Master Gardeners. The 22nd annual Home Garden Tour, which features four…
There’s nothing like seeing other people’s gardens to get some inspiration. It’s even better if those “other people” happen to be trained Pima County Master Gardeners. The 22nd annual Home Garden Tour, which features four…
By JOHN FLESHER - AP Environmental Writer
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van pulls up to the curb. Workers wearing gloves, masks and…
As I write this, I can hear a cardinal trilling in the backyard. I don't have to look out the open window to confirm the source of the sounds that come through it; I've come to recognize the songs and their singers. I know…
By CHRISTINA LARSON - AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Jerome Goddard, Mississippi State University(THE CONVERSATION) Bedbugs are back with a vengeance. After an…