I'm usually delighted to see Ireland's Wildlife featured in the media — but a recent article published in the Gardening section of the RSVP Magazine website has me less than thrilled.The article in question sensationalises the connection between frog-hoppers/spittle bugs (their American name) and a bacterial plant disease called Xylella fastidiosa. Yes, in areas where … [Read more...] about Cuckoo spit/spittlebug foam on plants is harmless. Please leave it alone.
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Nature weekends get people closer to Ireland’s wildlife
West Cork, Ireland, 04 March 2013A new series of weekends aimed at helping people get closer to the wild side of Ireland have been launched by a team of wildlife specialists in West Cork.Discover Wildlife Weekends, run by the team behind Ireland’s Wildlife (www.irelandswildlife.com), are based at the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery on the West Cork coast, and give … [Read more...] about Nature weekends get people closer to Ireland’s wildlife
