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Tips to stay healthy during air travel

For the most part, planes are a great way to go, experts say. But commercial air travel does come with some health baggage.

How reading can help prevent the summer slide

Here are a few ways you can encourage kids to read this summer while keeping the focus on fun and discovery.

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Citrus plants have different tolerances to winter cold

There are two strikes against citrus growing well in the Mojave Desert. The first is their variable tolerance to freezing temperatures during the winter. The second strike is that oftentimes citrus trees flower in early spring when very light freezing temperatures are possible. Tolerance to these freezing temperatures is practically nil.

Control whiteflies as soon as you see them

Whiteflies are a bad insect problem for any plant. Their populations grow so quickly that small numbers lead to large numbers very fast. For that reason, it’s important to get them under control early, as soon as you see them.

Cutting tree roots always damages the tree

You can typically remove about one-third of the total tree roots with no problem. This is done sometimes when trenches are cut in the soil for burying irrigation lines. But when roots are cut, about one-third of the top should be removed as well.

Look out for tarantulas along Southern Nevada trails

This time of year, while driving or hiking some of our region’s back roads, you might see a few of these eight-legged desert dwellers out and about.

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