Aphids, also known as the gardener's nemesis, have made their annual appearance in our garden. Their victim this time was our dwarf tendersweet pea plant. Our pea plant was doing well. We were eating both the pea shoots and the pea pods. Then, I noticed that a part of the plant was turning brown. My son James, who planted the peas went to investigate. He lifted up part of the plant that was hanging over the pot and called out, "Mommy, look at all of these aphids; we nee

Spring is the perfect time for children to learn about insect and animal life cycles. This past spring our boys learned about the life cycle of the frog, firefly, and butterfly at preschool. They absolutely love the story, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. James loved the story so much that he asked his teacher if his class could perform a play of the story and make a video. His teacher thought it was a good idea. His class presented the play (which was videotape