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Entomologists to Discuss Threat and Management of Wide Range of Insect Pests – UC Riverside

Entomologists to Discuss Threat and Management of Wide Range of Insect Pests
UC Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Calif. ? How are chemical pesticides impacting honey bees? How can the spread of the deadly Asian citrus psyllid be controlled by a wasp, its natural enemy? Could the olive fruit fly be similarly controlled? How could oils control snails

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Yosemite Officials: 1700 Visitors Potentially Exposed to Hantavirus – PCT Magazine

Yosemite Officials: 1700 Visitors Potentially Exposed to Hantavirus
PCT Magazine
However, officials did not know for sure the death was linked to Yosemite or the campsite until the Centers for Disease Control determined over the weekend that a second visitor, a resident of Pennsylvania, also had died. Click here to read the entire

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Don’t Let the Weekend Getaway Include an Uninvited Pest

While national parks and campgrounds will once again prove to be a popular destination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is urging outdoor enthusiasts to help stop the spread of invasive by leaving firewood behind. (Logo …

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Henrico experts fight spread of West Nile

West Nile virus cases are up 40% since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003. The Centers for Disease and Prevention confirms nearly 1,600 cases of the disease and 66 deaths so far this year. Half of the cases are in …

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Virus carried by insects killing deer – Northwest Herald

Virus carried by insects killing deer
Northwest Herald
The extreme heat this summer has allowed the insects that carry the disease to travel farther north than they have been seen before. The outbreak seems to be confined to Cook County at this time. EHD always seems to break out in small localized pockets.

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EFFECTS FROM PROLONGED DROUGHT ON TREES – Wauwatosa Now (blog)

EFFECTS FROM PROLONGED DROUGHT ON TREES
Wauwatosa Now (blog)
This reduction in photosynthesis limits the growth and production of carbohydrates (energy) which increases the trees susceptibility to insect pests and disease. Water stress inhibits the production and translocation of essential materials in the plant

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Bedbug sighting leads to shutdown of Detroit courtroom – The Detroit News


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Bedbug sighting leads to shutdown of Detroit courtroom
The Detroit News
The incident is the latest problem involving the pests in Detroit, which was named among the most bedbug-infested cities in America two years ago by a pest control company. After evacuating her courtroom, Judge Cylenthia LaToye Miller tried to move her
Court Bedbug Scare That Caused Detroit Judge To Send Staff Home Was Likely Huffington Post
36th District Court in Detroit says there was never any bedbugs in courtroomWDIV Detroit
Detroit courtroom reopens after bedbug false alarmWWMT-TV
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog) –CBS Local
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New Va. website launches for pesticide safety – WTVR


WTVR

New Va. website launches for pesticide safety
WTVR
There are sections on how to select a pesticide, and how to use it safely?or how to best select a pest control firm if necessary. Commissioner Matt Lohr said that information about seasonal pests and emerging pests will be added throughout the year.
Virginia Pesticide Safety Website Is One-Stop Shopping for Information on Safe Equities.com

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in food: UoP students say won’t eat

Students of the University of Pune on Sunday continued their agitation against the poor quality of food at the campus. On Saturday, the students had held a protest outside vice-chancellor W N Gade?s office after were found in the food served at …

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Meet the planet’s ‘vampire’ bugs which spend every waking moment looking for ways to extract blood

take a peek at some of the creepy teeth and feeding equipment of the small , ticks and mites that want nothing more than to suck our blood. From asian tiger mosquitos, that carry the West Nile virus and the Dengue fever virus, to the huge-bloated …

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