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In studies published by institutions like Nature and the National Institutes of Health, it’s been established that Google Trends can be used to track the outbreak of infectious diseases, as one of the first things that people do when they feel ill is to consult search engines to find out about their symptoms. With that Read more…
Japanese Knotweed has been brewing as a notorious invasive species since 1850, when German botanist Philipp von Siebold shipped specimens of it to the Royal Botanical Gardens. Today, it’s causing mayhem around the world, and for us here in the Hudson Valley region. Its innocent appearance: heart-shaped leaves, bamboo stems, and small white flowers may Read more…
Here’s a bamboo removal job we did. The homeowner planted bamboo along a fence 20 years ago for privacy, and as is the nature of bamboo, it spread into their yard and is even threatening their foundation. Bamboo is incredibly resilient, and without proper removal of the root system, it will continue to regenerate. To Read more…
The Spotted lanternfly has it made. It has reached critical mass in New York City, Westchester and Rockland County, has made it up to Putnam Valley and Orange. It’s only a matter of time before the unlimited feeding frenzy begins in the forests and back yards of the Mid Hudson Valley. This invasive insect from Read more…
The old farm had seen better days. Once a productive landscape, the farmland with its depleted soil was abandoned, and eventually sold for modern housing. The windrow had become a tangled mess of invasive trees, shrubs, and vines, escaped into the yard and became unmanageable. Watch the “before” video: One section was completely surrounded by Read more…
The intermediate area between forest and yard, called an edge habitat, is typically infected with invasive vines and shrubs. This type of environment harbors disease carrying pests like fleas and ticks. Barberry, wild raspberry, poison ivy, grapevines, and other invasive plant species quickly overwhelm trees and make the ground impassable for us. Mice, which carry Read more…
Discover how our all-natural, regenerative approach successfully removed invasive wisteria from a property in Kingston, NY, restoring the health of the local ecosystem. The Wisteria Invasion For over two decades, wisteria had overrun the tennis court of a property in Kingston, NY. Initially planted for its fragrant flowers and potential shade, the wisteria soon spiraled Read more…
Wasps begin scouting for new homes in early spring. They like sheltered places with easy access to food, like under a branch of a mature tree, or—unfortunately for them and you—the eaves of your house. Paper wasps build their nests from plant fibers supplemented with mud and secretions from their bodies or other plants. Wasps Read more…