Summer marks the blooming season for NC’s most ferocious native plant: the Venus flytrap. But their survival depends on more than just sunshine. WFDD visited the Green Swamp Preserve to learn more.

The King of Random makes a DIY fruit fly trap that actually works.

Place potted lavender plants directly on your windowsills where flies typically try to enter your home. Lavender needs about six hours of sunlight daily, making sunny windowsills the perfect location.