The morning I wrote this column the rain gauge on the deck read 4 inches and it was still raining. The rain was welcomed because it had been so hot and dry. And by the time this is published we may ...

The hummingbirds had a predator with grand ideas. This praying mantis spent two days trying to catch something good from a perch on the side of the hummingbird feeder! Even a human with a camera got a ...

Egg cases from Chinese and European praying mantises can be differentiated by their shape. Neither species is native to Michigan.

Q. I have a friend who told me I need to go out in my garden and remove and destroy any invasive Chinese praying mantis egg cases I can find in my landscape and garden. I thought mantises were ...

“Hey, guys, come quick! Look at this!” exclaimed one of our most senior Master Gardeners at the West Valley Food Garden last week. Our small herd of workers hurried over to see what she was so excited ...