What about our environment?

I should try, definitely.

it's worth a try at least. It's not usually expensive and if you don't like it, no big deal.

Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13867?rss=1

It is still sold here too

I like to leave the wild flowers that grow on the drive but, rather than concrete or paved, the drive is the original loose stone / pebbles so lots of weeds grow. The stone is far better for drainage and comes into its own in the winter as, in freezing weather, it's never slippery so we have no intention of changing it. It gets to be a problem with weeds if they are not kept in order.

Oh, and Happy Earth Day!

Insects, pest, live in Florida. Some of them will freak you out...

I hope this is not true because this tends to decrease the formation of hurricanes, or it at least is suppose to. Last yer was a recoed year and the dust cloud lasted longer and was heavier that it has been in a long time.

Jen, speaking of alligators I do have them in my backyard too.  And don't forget the snakes. Its something you get used to and I am actually making it sound worse than it really is. I'm down by the water and in the woods all the time.

I don't mind snakes but treat them with respect. Where I live grass snakes are fairly common although most people will not notice them as they keep out of the way. They are very quiet as they move around so you won't hear one as it moves for cover. I know there will be adders too, which are our only poisonous snake. They are very secretive so few have seen them. They are also a lot smaller than grass snakes, but a bite, although apparently very painful, is not usually fatal. The most dangerous snakes here are probably escaped pythons and other consrictors. They are capable of nasty bites and can potentially kill.

I find bugs Ok but am wary of some of them. I got a pinch from an earwig when I was little as it was crawling across my brother's sheets when he was in his pram. Not dangerous at all but I remember it well and it puts me off anything with pincers. Interestingly, where I grew up our neighbour had honey bee hives close to our adjoining fence. There were always bees about but I was never stung by one until many years later elsewhere when I accidently put my hand on a resting bee. It was interesting when I was little, one day. I was playing at a friend's, outside and noticed there were a lot of bees about. Her mother soon came out and brought us in. They were swarming lol, but we were both Ok. Wasps are a different thing though. I was with the same friend, at another time, and we accidently stumbed onto a wasps nest. We both got stung multiple times. We were both Ok but did run crying home and had to spend a while extracting many stings.

We have both of these and you better know the difference.
www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-a-King-Snake-and-a-Coral-Snake

This could be a game changer.