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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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4 biggest jumpers in the world of insects
4 biggest jumpers in the world of insects The NBA’s best dunkers have nothing on these masters of the leap. Check out 4 of the biggest bug jumpers around. Thu, Nov 07 2013 at 7:39 AM Photo: John...
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Take a look at some of our previous blog posts. USDA Encourages Summer Travelers to Protect American Agriculture by Not Packing a Pest Follow Smithereen on LinkedIn 5 Disgusting Bugs That Could Invade...
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Insects Demonstrate Color Preferences
Phys.org: Insects Demonstrate Color Preferences Insects prefer to eat green leaves rather than red ones, research from Victoria University has shown. Ignatius Menzies, who will be awarded a PhD in...
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Keep Pantry Pests OUT
Take the following steps to keep stored food free from pantry pests: Purchase proper storage: Heavy plastic or glass containers with airtight, secure lids keep pantries looking nice and will help...
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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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Dragonflies Have the Ability of Selective Attention
Dragonflies Have the Ability of Selective Attention Dragonflies, and possibly other insects as well, are able to use what is called “selective attention.” This means that dragonflies are capable of...
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