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  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in BC

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    Do you think you’ve found a Brown Marmorated stink bug? Please review the info below AND especially the GOVERNMENT WEBSITE LINKS for how to control BMSB in your home. FACT SHEET Click Here < This page has excellent information how to keep the stink to a minimum and YouTube videos on traps Brown marmorated stink…

  • 🪲PEST ALERT: Japanese Beetle | What You Need to Know

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    The best defining characteristic of this beetle is the six tufts of white hairs running down either sides of the abdomen– no other beetle in BC has this pattern. Japanese Beetles have 12 white tufts of hair IDENTIFY & REPORT via ISCBC CLICK HERE FACT SHEET JAPANESE BEETLE LOOK ALIKES ID: Adult beetles are around…

  • Douglas-Fir ~ Its Features and Its History

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    I think of the First Nations myth about a Douglas-fir cone’s bracts resembling the rear end of a hiding mouse. The grooves on Douglas-fir’s bark are deep enough to afford a tiny mammal a place to hide from a forest fire. Indeed this thick, corky covering protects Douglas-firs from fire, while also benefitting their fallen…