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Cockroach farming takes hold in China
Cockroach farming takes hold in China Powder from the pulverized insects is highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine, leading some entrepreneurs to begin breeding them. By Kim Peterson If...
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5 ways to keep your food scraps bins free of pests
UBC entomologist Rana Sarfaz gave CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition five ways to keep food bins free of squirmy, disgusting pests. 1. Freeze your food scraps Put your stinkiest food waste in the...
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Tips to avoid stinging insects
Make sure you look at these tips to avoid stinging insects: Wear shoes, especially in grassy areas. Overseed grassy areas to get better coverage, as this will deter ground-nesting insects. Paint/stain...
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Bees Swarm at Angels-Mariners Game Causes 23-Minute Delay
A swarm of bees descended on Angel Stadium and caused a 23-minute delay as both teams were briefly pulled off the field. “I heard people yelling at me, telling me there were a lot of bees behind me,”...
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Spider silk turned into electrical wire with carbon nanotubes
Spider silk turned into electrical wire with carbon nanotubes By Ryan Whitwam Spiders are good for more than keeping insect populations in check and giving us all the creeps. A team of researchers at...
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Teen Attacked By Ants During Football Game Dies From His Injuries
Teen Attacked By Ants During Football Game Dies From His Injuries CORPUS CHRISTI – The Haas Middle School student and football player who was attacked by ants last week during a football game has died....
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Poorly camouflaged insects can kick off a cascade of ecological impacts,...
Poorly camouflaged insects can kick off a cascade of ecological impacts, study finds A California walking stick insect that has evolved to produce individuals with two distinct appearances—an all-green...
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Bed Bug Problem Prompts Lawsuit Against Concord Apartment Landlord
CBSSanFrancisco.com: Bed Bug Problem Prompts Lawsuit Against Concord Apartment Landlord More than a dozen residents of a Concord apartment complex are suing their landlord over an array of issues,...
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It’s Only Natural: Insect Overwintering Strategies
It’s Only Natural: Insect Overwintering Strategies A click beetle overwinters as a larva under the bark of a rotting log. (Photos by Mary Holland) When you think of something as small as a one-tenth...
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Many insect pests have survival strategies for cold weather
Many insect pests have survival strategies for cold weather (Phys.org) —Will the extremely cold weather Texas experienced recently have any effect on insect populations this spring? Probably not, said...
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