News tagged with residential pest control
The secrets of the lowly ground beetle could lead to better tissue engineering
The first engineering study of the internal fluid flows of insects, creatures that have evolved efficiently over millions of years, may provide engineers and scientists with new ideas for how to build better ...
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Local government, homeowners paying price for non-native forest insects
Non-native, wood-boring insects such as the emerald ash borer and the Asian longhorned beetle are costing an estimated $1.7 billion in local government expenditures and approximately $830 million in lost residential ...
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Globe-trotting researchers find natural enemies of the olive fruit fly
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC scientists and cooperators traveled the world looking for natural enemies of the olive fruit fly — the most important pest of olive trees — and found several parasites of the fruit fly that may ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Common insecticide used in homes associated with delayed mental development of young children
When the EPA phased out the widespread residential use of chlorpyrifos and other organophosphorus (OP) insecticides in 2000-2001 because of risks to child neurodevelopment, these compounds were largely replaced with pyrethroid ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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'Fire gel' protects beneficial nematodes from sun
"Fire gel" is being tested by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists as an effective way to help tiny worms protect peach and other stone fruit trees from devastating borer pests.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Invaders could devastate Florida avocado industry
Florida's lucrative avocado industry could face a serious blow from a duo of deadly new invaders. Together, the invasive fungus called "laurel wilt disease" and the redbay ambrosia beetle, which carries laurel wilt, represent ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Household pesticide labels lack details on safe use
Label directions for using some household pesticides are written in a way that may leave consumers with the impression that "if a little is good, more is better," according to a study presented here today ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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As ash borer claims more trees, researcher works for species survival
Mark Widrlechner may someday be known as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed for ash trees. As the devastating insect emerald ash borer is working its way across North America destroying almost all the native ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Homes pollute: Linked to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed
They say there's no place like home. But scientists are reporting some unsettling news about homes in the residential areas of California. The typical house there — and probably elsewhere in the country — ...
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Mosquito spray increases toxicity of pyrethroids in creek, study finds
A relatively benign compound contained in a widely used group of insecticides can mix with and increase the toxicity of existing pesticides in the environment, according to a new study led by biologists at the University ...
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Jul 28, 2006 |
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