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Fri Feb 3 2012
Insects in winter - Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Insects in winterLancaster Eagle GazetteEach species has its own life cycle characteristics, so the stage an insect overwinters in and how tolerant it is to temperature tells the true story. Below are some examples of the area's more common insects and how they overwinter in Fairfield County ...and more »
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Fri Feb 3 2012
As strong as an insect's shell - PhysOrg.com
PhysOrg.comAs strong as an insect's shellPhysOrg.comCredit: Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Harvard researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have come up with a tough, low-cost, biodegradable material inspired by insects' hard outer shells.
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Fri Feb 3 2012
Purdue researchers look to develop new method to control disease-carrying insects - Purdue Agricultural Communications
Purdue researchers look to develop new method to control disease-carrying insectsPurdue Agricultural CommunicationsThey have developed a method to discover the next generation of insecticides based on specific insect genomes, or hereditary information encoded in DNA. (Purdue Research Foundation photo) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue researchers are discovering the ...and more »
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Fri Feb 3 2012
Pests in schools in St. John the Baptist Parish test patience - NOLA.com
NOLA.comPests in schools in St. John the Baptist Parish test patienceNOLA.comBy Jennifer Boquet, The Times-Picayune The St. John the Baptist Parish school district is working to resolve communications issues that one board member says have led to unresolved problems with pests in its schools. Board member Albert "Ali" Burl ...and more »
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Fri Feb 3 2012
Strengthening Measures to Protect Canada From the Asian Long-Horned Beetle - MarketWatch (press release)
Strengthening Measures to Protect Canada From the Asian Long-Horned BeetleMarketWatch (press release)OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has introduced new requirements to prevent the introduction and spread of the Asian long-horned beetle, a pest that could seriously threaten Canada's ...and more »
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Fri Feb 3 2012
Officials: Monroe school rid of bugs - Toledo Blade
Officials: Monroe school rid of bugsToledo BladeThe locker and classroom were cleaned and treated by school staff certified in pest management techniques and no pests have been found since Monday, when the pest control team found a bug in the locker, Mr. Vergiels said. Two classrooms in neighboring ...and more »
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Fri Feb 3 2012
Research Shows Structural IPM Confronts and Reduces Pesticides
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--February 3, 2012. A new study recently published in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) shows that from 2003 to 2008 the use of insecticide active ingredients was reduced by about 90% in University of Florida (UF ...
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Fri Feb 3 2012
Director axed bug , company owner says
Director Ed Spychalski canceled Staring’s and Rodent ’s monthly sanitary inspections for cockroaches, ants, bedbugs and insects around the summer of 2009 because he thought the $600 monthly cost could be better spent, owner Thomas Staring ...
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Thu Feb 2 2012
Invasive insect threatens MDI hemlock trees - Fenceviewer
Invasive insect threatens MDI hemlock treesFenceviewerHemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect that kills hemlock trees, appears to have spread to the Mount Desert Island area. A Maine Forest Service crew will begin a survey this week to look for the insect, which is already spreading in southern ...Hunt for tiny, sap-sucking tree-killer expands to MDIBangor Daily Newsall 2 news articles »
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Thu Feb 2 2012
Putting the bite on bedbugs - Portland Tribune
Portland TribunePutting the bite on bedbugsPortland TribuneBy Steve Law Grant Walter of Home Forward Pest Control inspects for bedbugs in the couch cushions of an apartment with an LED light during a routine inspection. “Goodnight. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite.” The old bedtime saying has taken on ...
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