• Amphibians, Catalogs/Nurseries/Sources, Charity/Causes, Education, Fish, Fungi, General Philosophy, Nature Study, Other Invertebrates, Soil & Fertility, Things to Do

How to Use Mushrooms to Get Rid of Atrazine (and Spare Male frogs from “Castration”)

I thought I would post about morels next but good things come to those who wait. In the meantime we have a bad thing with (at least one) good solution. Ever heard of Atrazine? It’s in the news right now for altering the reproductive systems of frogs: CNN, Reuters, Fox, BBC It’s now infamous and controversial. Atrazine has a reputation…

• Beneficial Insects, Catalogs/Nurseries/Sources, Education, Fungi, General Philosophy, Insects, Invasive Species, Miscellaneous Crops, Native Plants, Nature Study, Pests & Diseases

How to Kill Fire Ants, Carpenter Ants, and Termites with Mushrooms (a Mycoremediation Crash Course)

If that title sounds too good to be true, it’s not. Over the weekend my friends Tradd & Olga invited me over for dinner (and after eating the wild mushroom dish that Olga served you can expect a post on morel hunting soon). Tradd is a Mycologist and together they run Mushroom Mountain out of Liberty, SC. You can buy…