CHARLOTTE, N.C. ? You think incumbent politicians are hard to get rid of? Try bedbugs. The blood-sucking have made a resurgence in recent years, including reports of them at nine of the hotels being used for Democrats? nominating …
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In the summer of 2009, two men from northwest Missouri showed up at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, tucked up against the Kansas border 50 miles north of Kansas City. The men were seriously sick. They had high fevers, fatigue …
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Rats on the genteel brownstone blocks of Brooklyn Heights? Say it ain?t so! King Rat is holding court on the tony residential streets of Brooklyn Heights, warns a haughty crusader who?s hung signs on Hicks St. corners warning residents about rodents …
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Each year, the Hancock County Extension office monitors and surveys the movement and populations of new in the county that have potential to cause serious crop damage. For the past several months we have been observing the number of moths captured in …
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Monarch migration expected to be disappointing
Kansas City Star On the wide-open prairie, cowboys may halt their horses and watch the orange insects with tissue-thin wings push steadily southward. In the highest buildings in downtown Wichita, workers may look up and smile as butterflies headed for mid-Mexico … Natural Perspectives: How not to be eatenHuntington Beach Independent |
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Chemical insect fogger sparks attic fire Thursday
Janesville Gazette EDGERTON ? Chemical insect foggers sparked a blaze in the attic of a rural Edgerton home Thursday, authorities said. Edgerton Fire Chief Brian Demrow said firefighters were called at 12:23 p.m. to a house at 375 Liguori Road. Demrow said firefighters … |
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USDA warns campers about dangers of hitchhiking forest pests
Examiner.com With Labor Day weekend almost upon us the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a warning today to campers, RVers and tailgaters about the dangers of picking up hitchhikers. Of course, these aren't your regular two legged variety but … Don't Let the Weekend Getaway Include an Uninvited PestRedOrbit |
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New disposal program offered for old pesticides
Cape Gazette The Delaware Department of Agriculture is launching a new initiative, the Environmental Sweep Program, to help farmers, commercial pesticide applicators, nurseries, greenhouses, golf courses and pest–control companies with unwanted, outdated or … |
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It?s late in the growing season. Most plants have flowered and set seeds while many have grown big and hungry. For caterpillars, the last growth stage is the most damaging stage of the life cycle, just before pupating and transforming …
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Sometimes it?s easy to get discouraged about the garden: Early in the spring there are seeds that don?t germinate well in cold, wet soil. Then the weeds germinate too well and try to take over the garden when things warm up. Next Colorado …
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