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Detail of a color illustration of several stapeliad succulents in terra cotta pots in a window-sill, with a bubble showing a close up of a mealybug infestation

Stapeliad pests: mealybugs

Mealybugs are a pest to many cacti and succulents, including stapeliads. Know thy enemy.

Stapeliad pests: mealybugs

Mealybugs are a pest to many cacti and succulents, including stapeliads. Know thy enemy.

A large leaf that has been skeletonized by bugs

Help, I think my isopods all died!

Okay, before you panic, a lot of people get spooked about this when they have a new culture. Are you worried because you haven’t seen them in a long time?

Help, I think my isopods all died!

Okay, before you panic, a lot of people get spooked about this when they have a new culture. Are you worried because you haven’t seen them in a long time?

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Let's be kinder to people into crystal metaphysics

Studies show that you kinda look like a tool when you heckle people about their beliefs.

Let's be kinder to people into crystal metaphysics

Studies show that you kinda look like a tool when you heckle people about their beliefs.

A green synthetic quartz cluster with one yellow crystal in the center, and a whitish crust of needle-like crystals

Mineral phonies and alterations 101

How to interpret commonly used descriptors like 'enhanced' and what should be disclosed.

Mineral phonies and alterations 101

How to interpret commonly used descriptors like 'enhanced' and what should be disclosed.

A yellow zebra isopod on orange lichen

Isopod setup guide

Everything you need to know to set up your first isopod enclosure.

Isopod setup guide

Everything you need to know to set up your first isopod enclosure.

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15 things learned from 15 years of mineral shows

What day is best to go? How can you tell if prices are fair? How do you avoid buying phonies?

15 things learned from 15 years of mineral shows

What day is best to go? How can you tell if prices are fair? How do you avoid buying phonies?