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The Zesty Garden - August 20

Image of Crane Fly
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/crane_fly.htm

The cultured landscapes that surround our homes are, for the most part, not native. While many of the plants in these landscapes look beautiful, they usually require a LOT of extra water, and they don’t attract the insects that are needed by native bird species to survive. In the Petals and Prose segment of Zesty Garden, learn what can happen with just a little bit of change. Native birds come back! But first…  When is a giant mosquito not a giant mosquito? USU Extension Entomologist Diane Alston is in studio today to discuss the Crane Fly.
 

Zesty.Diane_.20Aug15.mp3
Listen to Diane Alston

Zesty.Petals.Helen_.mp3
Listen to Petals and Prose/Helen Cannon-Natives

Bryan Earl has been with UPR since 1993. He graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Journalism and completed an internship at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon, before coming to UPR full-time. When not in his garden, Bryan loves to travel with his family, ride trains, ski at Beaver Mountain, and sing with the American Festival Chorus.