Category Archives: insects

The truth about pesticides and bees?

Posted on 17 December 2012 by Philip Strange

Each week Riverford Organic delivers a vegetable box to our door. Nestling among the mosaic of vegetables is a newsletter from the Riverford boss, Guy Watson.  This summer he has moaned, justifiably, about the state of the weather and the … Continue reading →

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Inexpert, or how to identify Ontario Dragonflies (sometimes)

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Richard Wintle

I’ve been chasing dragonflies again, up at the cottage, and have  been obsessively trying to identify all of the species. Blame my scientific training, I say. And, as you might imagine, this is not going terribly well, because I’m a … Continue reading →

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