When gardeners grow varieties of plants in their beautiful gardens, they are happy to see beneficial insects like bees and butterflies surrounding the flowers. But as they take a closer look, they may find some plants are covered in black dots and filled with harmful insects or pests. Some gardeners may immediately reach for chemicals. 【小题1】 Although it may stop the insect problem, it will also threaten bees and butterflies which help the plants reproduce.

If you are wise gardeners, you should first take preventive measures to control the harmful insects. 【小题2】 Only when there are too many harmful insects, should pest control be considered. The first defense should always be the safest method available.

As a rule, prevention is the best treatment. Inspect plants closely, including their leaves, before buying them from the store. 【小题3】

When planting, space plants out to permit them to grow to their full size. Plants too close together can breed harmful organisms, like bacteria.

【小题4】 They invite pests if permitted to remain on the ground. When you do see pests, wash them away. Use rubbing alcohol to remove some insects, or pick them off the plants.

If you decide a pesticide is necessary, choose it carefully and follow the directions and warnings on the product. Avoid using pesticides in extreme heat, on windy days, or when the plants are wet. 【小题5】 At the time, beneficial insects are inactive. You can consider removing flowers from the plants to lessen the risk that beneficial insects will come in contact with the pesticides.

Hobbies help establish your identity (特征) and learn skills you might need later in life. Hobbies sometimes connect people together to finish things one person can not. Who you become is finally up to you, but making the right choices is the challenge itself. You have to weigh your choices for your future.

You can find other people with the same interests by taking part in public events you enjoy. Psychology Today says, “Hobbies make you an interesting person.” Attributes (特征) like these are good for your personal identity because they help you function around other people, allowing you to gain more knowledge.

Finding people who have the same interests with you is a thing that is easy to do, thanks to the Internet. According to Y Studios, you need to immerse (沉浸) yourself in different culture to understand other people’s point of view which could change you, or make you more knowledgeable. That is the thing you can achieve through hobbies.

An activity can change your identity rather quickly and easily. Having many activities to take part in makes you become the person you are. In fact, when you find something you love, you may forget about bad things and care what you are doing.

Hobbies can greatly broaden your range in things you can do, and set you to be more open-minded to other activities. Having things to do is just as important as your everyday life at school and work. Having a couple of hobbies is a huge jump in self-identification. You can’t go wrong with learning a new language, or figuring out how the computer you use every day completes school work actually.

Hobbies arc important to identity because they shape who you become as a person. The actions you take and the things you end up putting yourself through create an experience that you can learn and take something out of.

Seeing people in your family fight can be really tough. Whether you’re involved or not, you might be feeling sad, angry, or even ashamed when your loved ones yell and scream at each other. 【小题1】

Call a family meeting

【小题2】 See if there’s a good time and day that works for everyone in your family to get together. Then, you can all meet up and talk about the issues. If you’re younger, try asking your parents to call a family meeting and invite all the family members.

Listen to everyone

Give everyone in the family a chance to speak. 【小题3】 When it’s your turn to talk, you can bring up the stuff that’s bothering you. Letting everyone talk can be tough. However, if you let everyone else talk, they’ll hear what you have to say, too.

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Name what you’re feeling and how you’d like to fix it. Express what’s going on with you so your family knows how to move forward. If anyone tries to interrupt, calmly remind them that you let them talk, so they need to do the same for you.

Talk with a mental health professional

Sometimes, you and your family can’t come up with a resolution. In that case, consider talking to mental health professionals. 【小题5】 You can also talk to a therapist (治疗师) one on one to come up with ways to work through family issues.