Abstract: This invention relates to an intermediate height Sand Cherry plant known as Prunus pumila and referred to by the name ‘UCONNPP002’, with a dense mounded form that is easy to produce and exhibits reliable landscape performance and ornamental traits as shown herein and described.

Abstract: A new and distinct Aronia cultivar named ‘UCONNAM166’ is disclosed, characterized by a distinctly upright plant form, reaching a mature height between 4 to 5 feet. Vigorous but controlled plant growth. Multicolored Fall foliage. Plants are adaptable to a variety of landscape uses, including hedging or mass planting. Triploid plants produce very few, or no fruits. The new variety is a Aronia, normally produced as an outdoor landscape plant.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for trapping animals, a carrier for use with same, and a method of trapping animals using same. The apparatus includes a reservoir for animal bait, a tubular housing for the reservoir where the housing has a lower end having an opening and the lower end is configured with a stop located on its outer circumference proximate to the opening of the housing, a plurality of resilient loops, a release mechanism for the loops, and carriers for each loop, where each carrier is configured to be slidably moveable about the outer circumference of the housing when the housing is in a substantially vertical orientation, and wherein the release mechanism is configured to be activated to move the loop from its carrier onto the body of an animal activating the release mechanism.

Abstract: An electronic bypass system for a water softener having a raw water inlet and a bypass outlet, having a valve assembly associated with the water softener including at least one piston and a controller in communication with the at least one piston. The at least one piston is configured for automatically controlling water flow in a conduit between the raw water inlet and the bypass outlet in response to a signal sent from the controller.

Abstract: An electronic bypass system for a water softener having a raw water inlet and a bypass outlet, having a valve assembly associated with the water softener including at least one piston and a controller in communication with the at least one piston. The at least one piston is configured for automatically controlling water flow in a conduit between the raw water inlet and the bypass outlet in response to a signal sent from the controller.

Abstract: A new and distinct Aronia cultivar named ‘UCONNAM166’ is disclosed, characterized by a distinctly upright plant form, reaching a mature height between 4 to 5 feet. Vigorous but controlled plant growth. Multicolored Fall foliage. Plants are adaptable to a variety of landscape uses, including hedging or mass planting. Triploid plants produce very few, or no fruits. The new variety is a Aronia, normally produced as an outdoor landscape plant.

Abstract: This invention relates to an intermediate height Sand Cherry plant known as Prunus pumila and referred to by the name ‘UCONNPP002’, with a dense mounded form that is easy to produce and exhibits reliable landscape performance and ornamental traits as shown herein and described.