Incursion of non-native fruit flies requires $129M in emergency funding
The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...
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The World’s Rarest Insect Lives On The World's Tallest Sea Stack In The Pacific Ocean
Originally, the species was found only on Lord Howe Island between Australia and New Zealand in the Tasman Sea. In 1918, the ...
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Invasive green crabs threaten West Coast ecosystems. One solution? Otters
As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population ...
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15 Perennial Vegetables You Can Plant Once and Harvest Forever
Gardening enthusiasts often dream of a garden that keeps on giving, year after year, without the constant need for replanting ...
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15 Plants That Thrive Under Trees
Gardening under trees can be both a rewarding and challenging endeavor. The dense canopy creates a unique microenvironment ...
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Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm them
Usefully, the listing would legally protect the groves of trees near the California coast where western monarchs overwinter.
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Climate change may help invasive species defoliate forests
Computer models developed by the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the ...
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Ash tree variability may offer restoration path post-beetle decimation
The invasive emerald ash borer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was first found in the United States in southeast Michigan in 2002. In the decades since, the wood-boring beetle has ...