1 E. cuniculi are carried in the blood to other parts of the body, particularly neural tissue. 2  Spores from infected urine can remain in the environment for a month. 3  The parasites can infect and be shed by many other animals but seldom cause clinical disease in other animals.
Most annual flowers will die when fall brings frost. Marigolds, zinnias, petunias, delphinium and many other common flowering plants are examples of plants that frost will kill. In more northerly climate zones, it's difficult to get anything to bloom in the harsh winter months.
In today's world of increasing eco-consciousness, many home gardeners are trying the age-old method of planting marigolds in the vegetable garden to repel pests. Although the sunny annuals have been used in this capacity for many generations, little documentation exists showing marigolds actually repel insects.