Pests

Land Snail

When we were taking apart the garden to do the garden makeover, my son found this little Land Snail under a piece of wood. Features:  They have shells and one or two pair of tentacles.  The ones I have seen only have one pair! Land snails use muscus to crawl over rough surfaces and to […]

Birds

American Bald Eagle

One of our newer followers on Facebook, sent me this photo of the American Bald Eagle.  Since I have not been lucky enough to see this beautiful bird up close in the wild, I thought I would share it.  The picture was taken near Canonsburg Lake. Appearance:  First of all, they are not bald.  The name […]

Insects

Bean Leaf Beetles

Over the years, I noticed nibbles on the bean leaves and pods but never saw the bean leaf beetle until this year. Features:  Bean leaf beetles are only 1/4 inch long and are typically greenish yellow with a black triangle behind their head.   Also, many have wings outlined in black and have four black spots […]