Friday, May 9, 2008 |

Pests In The News



Capitol Beach residents still fighting midges (Lincoln Journal Star)
    May 8, 2008 - It’s hard to say who’s winning the War of the Midges. The Capitol Beach Community Association estimates it has spent $150,000 to $200,000 to control the gnat-like pests.

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Reservoir boating in peril (San Jose Mercury News)
    May 8, 2008 - With invasive mussels infiltrating California's waterways, proposals are under consideration to temporarily ban boats from Santa Clara County reservoirs or simply inspect each watercraft for the pests that wreak havoc on the environment.

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Moths in east Redding ID'd as large yellow underwing - Record Searchlight
    May 8, 2008 - Those moths flying into store windows and piling up under lights around east Redding have been identified, a county agricultural official said Wednesday. They're the noctura pronuba, known on the street as the large yellow underwing moth, said Paul ...

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Hermantown students keep track of Miller Creek's health - with bugs - Duluth News Tribune
    May 8, 2008 - Hermantown students keep track of Miller Creek's health - with bugsDuluth News Tribune, MN - 7 hours agoOnce a year, her students visit three spots on the creek to test the water and collect and identify aquatic insects. Generally, the more insects, ...

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SUBWAYS' BLOOD-BUG INVASION (New York Post)
    May 8, 2008 - Don't let the bedbugs swipe! The blood-sucking insects aren't just living with New Yorkers at home - they're on the subways, too, according to one of the city's leading bedbug authorities. At a recent Department of Housing, Preservation and Development forum on the subject, a city bedbug educator admitted to seeing the pests on benches in subway stations - in one case, catching a ride on an ...

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Honeybees swarm onto Landis Avenue - Daily Journal
    May 8, 2008 - VINELAND -- Thousands of honeybees swarmed onto a maple tree in Center City on Wednesday morning. The insects were chased away by a professional exterminator, and no injuries were reported. The sudden swarm of bees appeared in the 600 block of Landis ...

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Screw Worm Outbreak In Yemen - Science Daily
    May 8, 2008 - ScienceDaily (May 8, 2008) — An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial delegation was at the IAEA in ...

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Bees And Honey Found Inside Elk Grove Home - CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento
    May 7, 2008 - Bees begone! A Sacramento County couple can finally go to sleep without hearing buzzing after a bee keeper removed thousands of bees and buckets of honey from inside the walls of their home. Terry and Jennifer Ferkel were pretty sure the sound ...

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Japanese marine pest spreading around Tasmania (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
    May 7, 2008 - A Tasmanian marine biologist is calling for tighter restrictions on ballast water within and between states, to help stop the spread of sea pests.

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Green Gardening: A little bling can redirect a woodpecker's attention - Seattle Post Intelligencer
    May 7, 2008 - Several folks have asked what to do when woodpeckers rap repeatedly on nearby trees or buildings. Called drumming, this repetitive noise can be as annoying as rap music, especially when you wonder what it's doing to your home's siding. The good news ...

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Major rice-growing areas warned against pests - China Daily
    May 7, 2008 - The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Wednesday urged the main rice-growing provinces in south and southwest China to be on the alert for two common pests, the rice plant hopper and the rice leaf roller, which have infested several provinces since ...

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Want to Help the Environment? Eat Insects. - Discover Magazine
    May 7, 2008 - Want to Help the Environment? Eat Insects.Discover Magazine, NY - 21 hours ago“If you want to feed a lot of people, insects are the best choice in terms of getting the biggest bang for your buck.” Insects, he claims, are nutritious. ...

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Outbreak Of Screw Worm In Yemen (Medical News Today)
    May 7, 2008 - An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial delegation was at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, to turn to the international community for emergency assistance to fight the deadly pest.

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World Asthma Day Raises Awareness Of Pest-Related Health Issue (Medical News Today)
    May 7, 2008 - World Asthma Day, observed May 6th during Asthma Awareness Month, highlights a significant health issue facing many American families. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 22 million Americans, including 6.5 million children, suffer from asthma.

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Growers back fee for pests - Yakima Herald Republic
    May 7, 2008 - YAKIMA -- Saying a major piece of the Valley's economy could be at risk without action, fruit growers Tuesday favored a proposal to impose an assessment on all parcels in Yakima County to control fruit-damaging pests. The proposal, to be submitted to ...

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Pests may cost Great Lakes shippers - Detroit News
    May 7, 2008 - Great Lakes shipping companies may have to pay as much as "millions of dollars per vessel" to keep the waters free of invasive pests, a U.S. regulator said. The possible expense arises as the government works to keep non-native organisms from ...

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MSU and Minot Forestry Department conducting baseline insect survey (Minot Daily News)
    May 7, 2008 - Minot State University’s “bug guy” is getting together with the Minot Forestry Department’s “tree guys” to conduct an insect study they hope will shed some light on exactly what kinds of pests are in Minot now so they will know when new varieties move in later.

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Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year - Forbes
    May 7, 2008 - A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. Last year's survey commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America found losses of about 32 percent ...

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Wild boars declared pests by province - Edmonton Journal
    May 6, 2008 - EDMONTON - Alberta's wild boars have become a nuisance, says the provincial government, which plans to add the animals to its official list of pests. That will make the boars open targets for farmers and hunters. By the time the law comes into effect ...

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Orkin's cause campaign targets pests in Africa - PRWeek
    May 6, 2008 - Orkin's cause campaign targets pests in AfricaPRWeek, NY - 21 hours agoATLANTA: Orkin Pest Control launched a cause campaign, Fight the Bite, with a goal of raising $100000 for 10000 insecticide-treated bed nets for use in ...

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