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Butterflies and Armadillos: Welcome, Not Welcome In Summer Gardens

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey

Published July 22, 2020 at 6:00 AM CDT

Wayne Bowman, Hunt County Master Gardener, discusses factors in attracting butterflies and repelling armadillos in summer gardens, flower beds and lawns.

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John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.

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