published October 21 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Three adult Oriental hornet workers feed on a ripe fig, a potential source of naturally occurring ethanol. Photograph By ...

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By the way, the New York region had the largest increase in workers by count – up 149,600 in a year. That’s 1.5% growth (No.