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The Power of Pollinators opens July 14 and runs through Nov. 23. The exhibit includes more than 20 animatronic pollinators: giant robot replicas of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. The ...
Wildlife agencies in Oregon and Washington are urging pet stores to remove "Betta Buddy Marimo Ball," a popular moss plant for aquariums, from their shelves after unexpectedly discovering invasive ...
The lake balls have also been affected by tourism and the aquarium trade. Many people like to keep marimo moss balls as pets, leading companies to harvest them from freshwater lakes.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture says aquarium owners should inspect Marimo moss aquarium balls after fast-spreading zebra mussels were found in neighboring Washington state. Zebra ...
A wholesale aquarium company in Seattle contacted state officials earlier this week about a shipment of moss balls that could be possibly contaminated with mussels.
To make a kokedama, you'll need a houseplant, potting soil, sphagnum moss, and fishing wire or twine. When we made a pet-proof kokedama moss ball, we first soaked our houseplant's roots and soil ...
SAN JOSE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2024 /Moss Amigos , whose simple pet plants provide uncomplicated friendship, has announced it has completed its provisional patent on how it cultivates its ...
Ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata) is not actually a moss, but an epiphyte related to bromeliads.
Infected moss balls have also been found in pet stores throughout Canada, from Ontario to the Northwest Territories, according to the Invasive Species Centre in Ontario.
LANSING — The new hitchhikers in the Great Lakes region aren’t stopping drivers with a thumbs up. They’re riding moss balls across the ocean. Midwesterners with moss balls in their aquariums ...
At least 171 pet stores in Washington were checked because of the moss ball outbreak, Anderson said. He expects that may lead to federal quarantine or inspection protocols for the aquarium products.