| POPULATIONS | By burying animal droppings, dung beetles loosen and nourish the soil and help control fly ___ |
| EARTHWORM | Any of numerous worms which burrow into the soil and help aerate the ground (9) |
| NURTURE | To feed and nourish, during the stages of growth, is to do what (7) |
| UNDO | Loosen and dig up segment of dogwood nuisance (4) |
| UNTIE | Loosen and remove family member's top (5) |
| SUSTENANCE | Source of materials to nourish the body (10) |
| RUSHINGOUT | Bursting forth in an effort to nourish the gut (7,3) |
| YIELDS | End piece of toy slide loosens and gives way |
| STOLON | A long horizontal stem that grows along the surface of the soil and propagates by producing roots and shoots at the nodes or tip |
| SCENT | Special antennae on the dung beetles heads picks up the ___ of droppings |
| ORGANIC | Form of farming/gardening without the use of pesticides in which nurturing the soil and compost heap is also key (7) |
| LIANA | A woody vine found in tropical forests, rooted in the soil and climbs up around other plants to reach the canopy (5) |
| BEETLES | These little critters enjoy dragging and rolling balls of animal droppings along the ground, dung .. |
| PLOW | A farming implement for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it up / cultivate |
| HOES | Long-handled implements with light blades, used to till the soil and eradicate weeds (4) |
| PESTS | Gardeners see moles as ___ but they are very important, however, for aerating the soil and eliminating harmful insects |
| DIABETES | Starlix, a drug to help control this, has been approved by the FDA |
| WINGS | Dung beetles can fly. Their ___ are hidden under the hard covering on their backs |
| PLOUGH | A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing (6) |
| LANDFILL | The disposal of waste by burying it in the ground (8) |
