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Pest Defined
An insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed or other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life that is injurious to health or the environment.
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Nonprofits urged to buy organic
Published August 29, 2008, 10:21 am, Newport News-Times
Most experts agree that organically grown products are healthier for people and better for the sustainability of the earth than food produced by typical methods.
UN: Experts find no trace of radioactive material in leak
Published August 29, 2008, 9:58 am, Adnkronos
UN: Experts find no trace of radioactive material in leak (AKI) - Independent experts have confirmed the initial findings of the United Nations's International Atomic Energy Agency that there was no leakage of radioactive material in an incident at one of its laboratories earlier this month. The test results were provided by the Austrian Research Centers, from analysis of soil, plant ...
Tips for Green Summer Pest Control
Published August 29, 2008, 3:27 am, Carteret County News-Times
(ARA) - Living green doesn't mean yielding your yard to birds, bugs and critters that can be both a nuisance and a health hazard.
Teens learn responsibility, gardening education at Conley Park
Published August 29, 2008, 2:28 am, The Ithaca Journal
Conley Park was once a dumping ground for waste materials, but is now clean and one of the most horticulturally diverse parks in Ithaca.
Wholesale food business shut down due to health code violations
Published August 29, 2008, 2:01 am, Chicago Tribune
City officials closed down a wholesale food business on the North Side Thursday due to mice infestation and lax housekeeping.
Farming techniques enrich life of Vietnam's farmers
Published August 29, 2008, 1:14 am, People's Daily
What will life be like with a woman living in the countryside with five children to support? The answer must be "tough" in many people's eyes, but Tran Thi Thung gave a different one. The 53-year-old Thung lives in the Dong Mai Village of northern Vietnam's Bac Ninh Province, owning 2,500 square meters of land suitable for growing rice, tomato and potato. Instead of struggling for a living, she ...
Macaroni Grill, Yoshimatsu and Golden Corral get reviewed
Published August 29, 2008, 12:46 am, KVOA Tucson
Two local restaurants showed enough improvement to pass county health department re-inspections while two other restaurants are doing some cleanup work. The Golden Corral on Midvale Park Road was cited
Increase in rat infestation
Published August 29, 2008, 12:00 am, Plano Courier
A 17-inch fish may be a sizeable catch for any fisherman, but what about a 17-inch rat? Plano-based exterminator Michael Bohdan recently caught a 17-inch-long rat near the intersection of Park and Preston.
Family Resource Center earns accreditation
Published August 28, 2008, 9:48 pm, The Morning Sun
After a year of meetings and reports, not to mention pounds of paperwork, the Family Resource Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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Fri Aug 29
- Companion Planting: to be tested
- Companion planting: BBC on how to reduce pests by introducing sacrificial or repellent crops.
- Identifying UK caterpillars
- Pest and diseases identifier: BBC gardening reference site
- Cabbage white butterfly identifier
- Cabbage white butterfly, small white butterfly
Thu Aug 28
- Truly Nolen Pest Control: Truly Kids!: Love those silly bugs...
- Scale Insects
- Rose Chafers
- How to Identify and Control the Sugar Maple Borer
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