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Connecticut Sets Traps In Hunt For Emerald Ash Borer – Patch.com


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Connecticut Sets Traps In Hunt For Emerald Ash Borer
Patch.com
First detected in the 1980's, yellow ash disease has already weakened many ash trees–and, so, makes them more vulnerable to the insect. The ash disease results from a microbe that, like the beetle, invades a tree. Hiskes said the emerald ash borer has
Nothing fab about these beetles: emerald ash borer threatens ash treesMontreal Gazette
Scientists Enlist Insects to Help Protect Ash TreesNashville Public Radio
Time to take inventory of city's treesOttawa Citizen

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Arachnophobia? Spiders lie in wait after warm winter -7/16/2012, 9:40 AM – Hays Daily News


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Arachnophobia? Spiders lie in wait after warm winter -7/16/2012, 9:40 AM
Hays Daily News
Advance Termite and Pest Control president Al Wells said the company has received more calls from people about black widows this summer than they have in the past three summers combined. On average, five to eight people call each day requesting

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Rat warning as floods flush out

Health experts have warned homeowners to take measures to stop “huge numbers” of rats flushed out by floods from re-establishing themselves. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) said people clearing up after the heavy rain should block up …

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Tenant forced out of flat by insect infestation – Scotland Courier


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Tenant forced out of flat by insect infestation
Scotland Courier
''My tenant has been forced to move out as a result of the bug infestation caused by congested gutterings,'' she said. ''There are insects living and breeding in the wall cavities and eaves of the building, and last week my tenant noticed insects

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Scientists Enlist Insects to Help Protect Ash Trees – Nashville Public Radio

Scientists Enlist Insects to Help Protect Ash Trees
Nashville Public Radio
Scientists in Tennessee are working to keep an invasive insect in check, as it gnaws through ash trees in the Smokies. The weapon of choice against the Emerald Ash Borer? It's actually more bugs. Photo Courtesy of David Cappaert, Michigan State

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Mutant mosquito experiment in Florida Keys worrisome – Examiner.com


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Mutant mosquito experiment in Florida Keys worrisome
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Monday, WebProNews reported on a UK-based company's intentions to release a species of mosquito that could possibly shorten the lifespan of newly-hatched insects. In doing so, it will lessen the population.In turn, the number of Dengue fever cases is
Mutant Mosquitoes Florida: Residents Oppose Being 'Lab Rats' in Key West International Business Times
Key West Resident: We Won't Be 'Lab Rats' for Florida Mutant Mosquitoes PlanChristian Post
Key West residents oppose plan to release GM mosquitoes to fight dengue feverVaccine News Daily (blog)
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Residents cope with massive Mayfly hatch – KARE


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Residents cope with massive Mayfly hatch
KARE
"But the last thing we'd expect would be a thick layer of insects on the roadway." One driver spun out on the bridge, due to the slick coating of dead mayflies, and careened across the centerline of the two-lane, undivided roadway into an oncoming car.
Mayfly madness makes more than its usual mayhem in HastingsMinneapolis Star Tribune
Mayflies caused head-on crash on Highway 61 bridge in HastingsHastings Star Gazette
Minneapolis News and Weather KMSP FOX 9Crews plow bug sludge after FOX 9 News
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New Restrictions on Pest Control Operators Will Help Prevent Pesticide Pollution – San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

New Restrictions on Pest Control Operators Will Help Prevent Pesticide Pollution
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The following is a press release from the BASMAA's (Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies' Association) regarding new statewide pesticide regulations that take effect this week. The new regulations put limits on exterior spraying in order to reduce

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Brown recluse spiders swarm Brentwood apartment – KCTV Kansas City

Brown recluse spiders swarm Brentwood apartment
KCTV Kansas City
In the past couple of weeks alone, spider traps around her apartment have collected about 10 of the poisonous pests. But the spiders have been showing up since April. "I was leaning over my sink, and I grabbed my towel. And there was just this

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Shops supplying pest-control chemicals under cop scanner – Indian Express

Shops supplying pestcontrol chemicals under cop scanner
Indian Express
Shops supplying pestcontrol chemicals under cop scanner – The Versova police, probing the mysterious death of siblings Rehab and Rameez Chougale within a span of 24 hours after pe.
Shop owner held for sale of pest control chemicalsHindustan Times

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