URI RESEARCHERS LOOKING FOR NON-PESTICIDE APPROACHES TO SAVING LILIES [caption id="attachment_5285" align="alignleft" width="563" caption="Lily beetles attack Asiatic lilies, not daylilies, which are an unrelated plant. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_5281" align="alignleft" width="358" caption="The adult lily leaf beetle is scarlet red and about the size of a lady bug."][/caption] Off the lawn topic t ...

Since our post last week about mole and vole control, we've had numerous questions about the water soluble neem product known as Azasol. Neem is derived from the seeds of an evergreen tree, Azadirachta indica, native to India. Neem oil has been available in this country for about 20 years, but the patented water-soluble innovation is relatively new. Since the white powder is water soluble, it's far easier t ...