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Leah Rowland is an Extension Master Gardener with a county agricultural extension service, where she answers questions at the diagnostic plant clinic and leads public tours of local pollinator habitats. Before retiring to care for community demonstration plots, Rowland spent 20 years directing corporate communications. She received a bachelor of science in business administration. In addition to her volunteer horticulture duties, she writes for Biology Insights.

The Ecological Role of June Beetles in California Bugs
Are Beetles Detritivores? A Look at Their Diverse Diets Bugs
Why Are Some Ladybugs Orange and Others Red?Bugs
Why Do Bumble Bees Die? Causes of Bumble Bee Mortality Bugs
How Insects See Flowers and Their Hidden World Bugs
Nasutitermes Termites: Identification, Nests, and Behavior Bugs
Do Ladybugs Migrate and Where Do They Go?Bugs
Do Orange Ladybugs Bite and Are They Harmful?Bugs
Are Crane Flies Pollinators? Their True Ecological Role Bugs
What Is a Ground Beetle and What Do They Do?Bugs
Are There White Ladybugs?Bugs
Why Do Insects Hate Peppermint? The Biological Reasons Bugs
Why Do Termites Come Out at Night? The Science Behind It Bugs
What Exactly Does a Bee Do to a Flower?Bugs
Why Do Ladybugs Gather Together in Large Groups?Bugs
How to Save a Bumblebee and When You Should Help Bugs
How to Tell Ladybugs From Asian Beetles Bugs
Why Are There So Many Flies This Summer?Bugs
What Is Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in Bees?Bugs
How Flowers Look to Bees: A Hidden World of Color Botany
Why Are Praying Mantises Protected?Bugs
How a Fig Gets Pollinated: A Wasp’s Surprising Role Botany
Are Male Ladybugs Poisonous? The Truth About Their Defenses Bugs
How to Catch Insects Safely and for Observation Bugs
Where Are All the Bees? Explaining Their Decline Bugs
What Do Midge Larvae Eat? Their Diet and Ecological Role Bugs
Are There Ants That Fly? How to Tell Them From Termites Bugs
Why Are Some Ladybugs Yellow? The Science of Their Color Bugs
Are Fuzzy Yellow Caterpillars Poisonous?Bugs
When Do Fleas Go Dormant? Triggers and Duration Bugs