Each fall, as temperatures begin to cool and leaves begin to cover the ground, another familiar sign of the season appears across Ohio: woolly bear caterpillars. These fuzzy insects often spark conversations about an enduring piece of folklore that claims they can predict the severity of the ...
What do you see when you look at a dead tree or dead sections in live trees? If you were a chickadee or a carpenter bee, you would see a potential home. If you were a woodpecker, you might see dinner. Most of us value live trees, but not everyone sees the value of a dead tree, and some see them as eyesores. Dead wood, whether snags (standing dead trees), logs (fallen dead trees) or dead parts of living trees are a very important wildlife habitat. Tree cavities in live or dead trees are used by more than 50 species of birds and mammals. Snags provide food for insects and other ...
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...
DEAR ANNIE: My twin sister and I have been compared to each other for as long as I can remember. As children, people compared our grades, our looks, our friends and even our personalities. We always laughed it off, but now that we are older, I’m beginning to realize how much those comparisons still affect me. My life has turned out very well. I have a successful career, a happy marriage, a comfortable home and enough financial security to travel and enjoy things I worked hard for. My sister has had a much rougher road. She went through a painful divorce, had to sell the house she ...
DEAR HELOISE: I buy raw, unfiltered honey. Every morning, I pour a little on plain, thick Greek yogurt, along with a dash of cinnamon. I really enjoy the taste, and I believe that this is a very healthy choice for breakfast. My husband says that the honey is unhealthy and Greek yogurt is junk food. What do you think? —Ashley F., in Honolulu, Hawaii Ashley, first, just a disclaimer to my readers that raw honey is only for adults. Never give any honey to an infant or a child below the age of 1. As for whether it’s unhealthy, it contains enzymes and antioxidants, and it also ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m about to turn 70. A month ago, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) that’s idiopathic. Two CT scans and many blood tests have cleared me of all tumors; however, my spleen’s enlarged. My hematologist put me on prednisone, which is working very well. I don’t know how long I’ll have to take prednisone, which I’m tolerating very well. I’d appreciate any advice. —M.L. ANSWER: As its name suggests (“hemo-” is blood, and “-lytic” is destruction), with this condition, the body’s immune system destroys its own red blood cells, ...
