FS1270,Economic Importance of Bats Bats provide an important ecosystem service through pest consumption, which is valued at $22.9 billion annually in the United States. The economic benefits of bats ...

What Are They? Cyanobacteria, often called blue-green algae, are common primitive microorganisms that can resemble algae but are uniquely classified with bacteria. Cyanobacteria are microscopic ...

Website: ocean.njaes.rutgers.edu Mailing Address: Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Extension Center 1623 Whitesville Rd. Toms River, NJ ...

It's not the first time, nor will it be the last, that the dreaded crawly things appeared in my food. At first I thought it was a chance occurrence; then they appeared again. I had a problem. I had ...

The following is a list of landscape plants rated according to their resistance to deer damage. The list was compiled with input from nursery and landscape professionals, Rutgers New Jersey ...

June 2018 Karen Ensle Ed.D., RDN, FAND, CFCS Family & Community Health Sciences Educator Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County Why are nutrition experts concerned about junk food? Too much can ...

FS1121,Among the 38,000 known spider species in the world, about 100 species have venom that is detrimental to humans. In North America, only the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus and the recluse ...

January 2018 Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP® Extension Specialist in Financial Resource Management Rutgers Cooperative Extension Similar to a medical standards of care (e.g., having a colonoscopy ...

Rain Barrels are a great tool for promoting water conservation and reducing stormwater runoff in a community. The resources on this page are meant to assist environmental commission members, recycling ...

Before You Contact a Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline To get the most accurate diagnosis, here are some guidelines and a few simple questions you should be prepared to answer when contacting us.

Spotted Lanternfly in New Jersey Some people may think it is a moth but it's really the Asian plant hopper known as the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula (White) and is a member of the ...