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Forest mortality declines across the U.S. – Summit County Citizens Voice

Forest mortality declines across the U.S.
Summit County Citizens Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY ? Tree mortality from insects and diseases has dropped dramatically in the past few years, mainly because mountain pine beetles are running out of food, according to a new report from the U.S. Forest Service. But the next significant
US Forest Service report shows fewer trees dying in nation's forestsPoliticalNews.me (press release)

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Collier, Lee bee removal experts feel sting of new state rule requiring licensing – Naples Daily News

Collier, Lee bee removal experts feel sting of new state rule requiring licensing
Naples Daily News
This summer, the agency's Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control Chief Michael Page issued a new interpretation of Florida's pest control law that meant bee removal now must be regulated as pest control. The finding threw into limbo what had been a

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Keep palm trees free of , disease

Palm trees are a familiar addition to many Central Florida landscapes. In fact, these trees are popular in both commercial and residential landscape settings. Coconut palms, foxtail palms, areca palms, pygmy date palms and cabbage palms all are …

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New virus pegged to NW Missouri – NECN


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New virus pegged to NW Missouri
NECN
But the CDC said an investigation is under way to determine if the illness, which includes symptoms of fever, diarrhea and fatigue, stems from bites from ticks, mosquitoes or other insects. Both patients recovered after about a month. The authors of
CDC Investigation in NWMOOzarksFirst.com

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Region becomes site for plotting war against bug that eats more than kudzu – The Times and Democrat

Region becomes site for plotting war against bug that eats more than kudzu
The Times and Democrat
?They've already become an economic pest on soybeans in the areas they've infected. They're fast-moving and can have a significant impact on a crop,? said Jeremy Greene, a Clemson University Research/Extension entomologist who is leading the charge

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Hurricane Isaac Increases Termite Concerns, Louisiana Ag Commissioner Says – PCT Magazine

Hurricane Isaac Increases Termite Concerns, Louisiana Ag Commissioner Says
PCT Magazine
Copesan Announces New Service Providers. Arizona Exterminating Co., Patton Termite & Pest Control and World Pest Control have been added as new service providers to the national Copesan network.

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Mosquito fogging planned in San Tan Valley

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) – Mosquito fogging is planned in Pinal County this week as county environmental officials work to eradicate that carry and spread the West Nile virus. The county Environmental Health Services department says they detected …

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companies get almost 500 bed bug jobs in 2011

SINGAPORE: A recent survey showed that companies received close to 500 bed bug related jobs in 2011 – an increase of almost 60 per cent compared to five years ago. According to the National Environment Agency (NEA), the type of …

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Do by licensed firms only, urges DM

In the context of several deaths in the UAE, especially that of an Egyptian child in Sharjah due to improper use of pesticides, El Mahi El Tilib Gubran, Senior Studies Officer at Dubai Municipality said the public is not allowed to …

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Elephant weevil intercepted at LA-Long Beach port complex – Los Angeles Times

Elephant weevil intercepted at LA-Long Beach port complex
Los Angeles Times
The live bug, less than an inch long, was found Aug. 30 and identified the next day. The shipment of oranges, bound for Florida, was fumigated and released on its way. In the last fiscal year, agricultural specialists intercepted more than 400

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