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How to make your lawn grub-proof

WTOP Garden Editor Mike McGrath gives advice on how to keep that grass green and lush, hold the grubs at bay and safe ways to keep caterpillars away all.

Tags: Mike McGrath, grass, caterpillar, Garden Plot, Milky Spore, stinkbugs, grubs, stink bugs

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Garden Plot: How to beat back mosquitoes

Garden Plot Editor Mike McGrath answers all of your garden and lawn care questions. On the list this week: controlling ticks and mosquitoes, wise watering and rose bush care.

Tags: gardening, Mike McGrath, Garden Plot, Tick Tubes, watering, ticks, lawn care

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West Nile virus: Protect yourself from this mosquito-transmitted illness

Last year turned out to be the worst year in more than a decade for West Nile virus, and as the summer approaches people are being warned to protect themselves.

Tags: hank silverberg, west nile, mosquito, Jorge Arias

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Mosquito spraying planned in Baltimore County

The Maryland Department of Agriculture says it will spray for mosquitoes in Baltimore County after a case of West Nile virus was reported.

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Tips for getting the skeeters before they get you

The unofficial start of summer is under way, and it's time to face your enemy: the mosquito.

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D.C. not the buggiest metro area in America

D.C. residents take heart. The District is not the buggiest metro area in the country.

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