COTS #10 is up on Science & Sensibility . No, it's not the Carnival of the Sycophants . "Spineless" as in: ... Of the two...

On April 21, 2006, Daniel Bertoni, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accounting Office (GAO), provided testimon...

Artemisia vulgaris , Mugwort, in the sunny border at Garden #4 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. The first photo shows the habit of growth. F...

Carnival of the Green #33 is up on Jen's Green Journal , and yours truly is in it: Flatbush Gardener (Xris) reviews for us the book Eco...

People who have been exposed to pesticides are 70 percent more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those who haven't, accordi...

Peter Smithers Dies at 92; Spy With a Green Thumb - New York Times : Sir Peter Smithers, who saw his work as a lawyer, politician, diplomat,...

[Update, 2006.08.15: Corrected the date to 2006 from 2005!] News, June 15, 2006, Albany, NY: The New York State Assembly bill A06247 pass...

The Economic Value of Ecological Services Provided by Insects Authors: Losey, John E.; Vaughan, Mace Source: BioScience , Volume 56, Number ...

Photo taken: June 4, 2006, Garden #4, Flatbush, Brooklyn Unknown insect on Artemisia vulgaris , Mugwort, in the sunny border at Garden #4 in...

Apion (Rhopalapion) longirostre , Hollyhock weevil, on, of all things, my hollyhocks in the sunny border at Garden #4 in Flatbush. The upp...