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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Nature Of The Lake

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

  • Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

If you have flowers around your house – wildflowers or a planted garden – you have bumble bees nearby. They are among the most important polli…

Little Devils
Lake Martin Living

Little Devils

  • Shane Harris

One insect that always gets everyone’s attention and newfound respect is the Yellow Jacket. Every year, people are stung by these little devil…

Docile Dirt Daubers
Nature Of The Lake
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Docile Dirt Daubers

  • Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

If you have a boathouse with a roof on it – or any roofed structure near the lake – there’s a very good chance you’re providing the perfect ha…

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Carpenter Bees

  • By Shane Harris
  • Updated

These seemingly harmless creatures could cause serious structural damage

Carpenter Bees
Garden Talk

Carpenter Bees

  • By Shane Harris

As a kid, I spent much of my time outdoors playing and exploring. Mainly it was my mom who influenced that decision. She would run my sister a…

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Summer Bugs

  • By Staff Reports
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The many sights and sounds of summer cause me to reminisce about the good old days of my childhood. As a kid, I spent many of those summer day…

Summer Bugs
Lake Martin Living

Summer Bugs

  • By Staff Reports

The many sights and sounds of summer cause me to reminisce about the good old days of my childhood. As a kid, I spent many of those summer day…

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Nature of the Lake: Cow Killer

  • By Kenneth Boone
  • Updated

Cow Killer, Red Velvet Ant, Cow Ant, Eastern Velvet Ant, Mule Killer – it doesn’t matter what you call these bright red and black insects. Wha…

Nature of the Lake: Cow Killer
Nature Of The Lake

Nature of the Lake: Cow Killer

  • By Kenneth Boone
    Kenneth Boone

Cow Killer, Red Velvet Ant, Cow Ant, Eastern Velvet Ant, Mule Killer – it doesn’t matter what you call these bright red and black insects. Wha…