This summer, the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) has taken measures to fight off the overwhelmingly large amount of invasive pest species that have attempted to colonize in the United […]
An Edible Garden intern reflects
At 6 a.m., I groggily wake up and make myself a cup of coffee. I eat my breakfast and get in my car, and make the commute to work. When […]
An Intern Reflects
Bernheim has provided me and many other interns with a new way to look at nature and the world in ways we would never imagined. From the new friendships with […]
The Bugs of Bernheim: Grasshoppers
The Orthoptera order of insects derives from the Greek words “ortho” meaning straight and “ptera” meaning wing. Grasshoppers, Locusts, Katydids, and Crickets are all included in this order. Caelifera, otherwise […]
The Bugs of Bernheim: Mosquitos – A Closer Look
Weighing in at a mere 2.5 – 10 mg and living less than two months, it’s hard to imagine the mosquito as the deadliest animal on earth. However, causing around 725,000 […]