A team of Australian researchers has identified a new species of extinct sawfly from an exceptionally well-preserved fossil.

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Dear Master Gardener: Does a jasmine plant overwinter well or should I treat it as an annual and toss it when it freezes?

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There are a few approaches to treating an outbreak. First, quarantine the plant. If you’re not too squeamish, just squish all that you can find.

Allowing leaves to decompose rather than raking them up, replenishes the soil and provides a “comforting blanket” that offers habitat for critters and keeps the ecosystem in balance.

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John Watts is the director of the popular Butterfly House and Insectarium at Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park.

Bats are important pollinators controlling insect populations by eating large quantities of insects, including mosquitos.