Defending Bats: Dr. Valega Denounces Myths and Defends Species
Dr. Valega argues bats are essential to ecosystems, eating billions of insects nightly and providing natural pest control. He challenges rabies, bloodsucking myths, noting a Texas colony preys on 250,000 tons of insects in one night and a Maryland brown bat eats hundreds of mosquitoes hourly.
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Tom Valega
Paul Tsongas
Valega
Austin
Texas
Maryland
United States
Dr. Valega
Ganda
Channel Tunnel
Dover
U.S
American Bat Conservation Society
Central
South America
ABCS
Bats versus myths and facts from Dr Valega in Maryland
Dr Valega dispels bat myths from rabies risk to diet and habitat. He cites Maryland ten bat species, notes little brown as most common, and describes bat boxes and guano use. Frederick store owner John Haley reports rising bat inquiries and sales of bat boxes.
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Valega
John Haley
Wild Bird Co
Frederick
Easter Lily Care and Forcing for Home Gardens
The guide explains how bulb forcing times Easter lilies to bloom at the holiday, detailing pre cooling, potting, and 120 days to flower. It covers indoor care with light, temperature, watering, drainage, and the shift to outdoors for years of blooms, plus ground planting and virus caution.
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Arizona Desert
Pennsylvania
New York
Reduced Pesticide Use For A Lush Lawn Fact Sheet 637
Cooperative Extension Service promotes cutting pesticide use by 50 to 80 percent while keeping a thick uniform lawn. Tall fescue and fine fescue are recommended over bluegrass, mowing heights matter, and a free Fact Sheet 637 with a mowing guide is available to Maryland residents via Home and Garden Information Center.
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Cooperative Extension Service
David Clement
Extension
Home & Garden Information Center
Clement
Maryland
Baltimore City
Top tips for spring lawn care from PLCAA experts
PLCAA experts share lawn care basics for homeowners. Bob Tracinski of John Deere advises the One Third Rule for mowing, deep but infrequent watering to grow strong roots, and varying mowing directions to avoid turf that leans or spikes.
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Professional Lawn Care Association of America
PLCAA
Bob Tracinski
John Deere
Mr Tracinski
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Dan Burns
News-Post
Department of Natural Resources Forest, Park and Wildlife Service
Indiana
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Canada
J. Lee Hellman
Tom Turner
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