Thousands of tiny are invading South Carolina. The pests look like lady bugs but they are called Kudzu bugs. Researchers said there are swarms of them appearing throughout the state. Over the past two weeks, natural resources agents said …
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Gainesville entomologist Aaron Dossey wants to feed starving children with bugs to prevent malnutrition, and now he has a $100,000 grant to give it a shot. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Dossey the grant Wednesday to develop an …
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rule! Or, so it seems. There are approximately 250,000 insect species in the U.S., with 30,000 of these living in Texas. That’s more insect species than all the kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, fishes and plants combined. We are …
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Warm weather leads to cockroach infestation
KOB.com He called a local pest control company and had his home sprayed last Saturday. He said after the spraying, his driveway and sidewalks were littered with dead and dying cockroaches. That is when the leaf blower got some action. |
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Pesticides Article Rejected; Citizens United On Hold
Patch.com But others argued that the town's integrated pest management plan already adequately limited the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides. “The fact is that right now in the town of Needham we pretty much have an organic system anyway,” said Stephen … |
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Ticked about Ticks…
Patch.com But, the good thing is, there are ways to control this pest. Now I am not an entomologist, but because I am your Horticulturist, I can tell you a few things about some pests like ticks- and how to get rid of them.. First let me say that anytime you … |
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Crews are battling a new termite species in South Florida this week
ABC Action News A dangerous new pest is eating its way through Florida homes. Pest control experts and entomologists are battling the Carribean-native Nasutitermes corniger termite in South Florida this week, hoping to eradicate it before it takes hold in the state. |
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Pest control to end Hampstead Heath's rat plague
Evening Standard Runner Steve Brown is among those refused to use the heath until the pest controllers trap the rats. Mr Brown, 36, who works in human resources, said: “One night I saw 12 of them. You don't expect to have to jump over them and dodge rats as you go for … |
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Use of guns against pests a phone call away
CBC.ca The Town of Stratford, PEI has made it easier for farmers to use guns and noisemakers against pests such as crows in their fields. Some restrictions for noise will be considered in the battle against farm pests, says Stratford Mayor David Dunphy. |
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Potato pest found in more eastern Idaho fields
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Tina Gresham with the USDA in Idaho Falls, said though pale cyst nematode infestations continue to be discovered in eastern Idaho, efforts to fight the pest appear to be helping. "There's a possibility that there could be more (infested) fields," she … |
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