If you have ladybugs crawling out of the woodwork, find out why there are so many ladybugs in your house this spring and how ...

Some animal shelters may still have restrictions due to illness. Hours might also vary depending on weather. Please contact all area shelters before visiting. Betha ...

A garden border should feel like the proud frame around a beautiful painting, not a buffet line for every bug, slug, and ...

Joan Merriam is a member of Dog Writers Association of America, and lives in Northern California with her golden retriever Joey, her Maine coon cat Indy, and the abiding spirit of her beloved ...

By Melissa Karen Sances For the Valley Advocate Sixteen years ago, Newton-born actress Amy Poehler’s character, Leslie Knope, ...

So, you've spotted some unfamiliar eggs in your garden. What next? Here are some tips for identifying common animal eggs and ...

Local consumers are getting more curious and conscious about the practices of growing food, and a community of producers, ...

A staple of a classic cottage flower garden, hollyhocks come in a wide variety of colours and bloom in mid-summer. Our ...

A more challenging experience came a few months later, however. Our Lady Peace was booked to open shows on the summer leg of ...

When we met recently in her office at the District’s Department of Energy and the Environment in Northeast DC, Megan Wilkerson stood out in camo overalls, animated against the drab backdrop of ...

Heat, redness, swelling, or pain can be signs of an infected bug bite. An untreated bug bite infection may lead to sepsis, a life-threatening infection. Fever, red streaks, or increasing pain from a ...

Unlike native ladybugs, Asian lady beetles are aggressive home invaders, often gathering by the hundreds in wall voids, ...