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Beware of two bad bugs, warns governor

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:12 +0000

Gov. M. Jodi Rell today reminded residents and visitors to be aware of the serious threat that non-native beetles pose to thousands of acres of Connecticut forests, particularly those with stands of maples, birches, elms and willows.

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Solon on BT testing: ‘Don’t touch my talong’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:59 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – An activist lawmaker on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to field tests of genetically modified eggplant over what he said were the health and environmental threats it posed.

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Don’t touch my ‘talong,’ lawmaker cries

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:09:46 +0000

A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday called for the immediate halt of field tests of genetically-modified eggplants, sounding alarm over its potential hazards on people’s health and the environment.

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Governor issues warning about two bad ‘bugs’

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:09:32 +0000

Connecticut residents and visitors have been warned “of the serious threat that non-native beetles pose to thousands of acres of Connecticut forests, particularly those with stands of maples, birches, elms and willows.”

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Genetically Modified Foods : Mosanto’s Weapon of Mass Destruction

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:09:39 +0000

Rhetoric from the United States government since the early 1990s proclaims that genetically modified (GM) foods are no different from their natural counterparts that have existed for centuries. But this is a political, not a scientific assertion.

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Making a stink over bugs

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:09:10 +0000

Homeowners aget help battling insects and their ‘aroma’

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What Are Bedbugs? Are They Dangerous? [Re-post]

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:09:28 +0000

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on February 27, 2009. We are re-posting it because of current concern about bedbugs. NEW YORK–Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite? If only . The creepy critters have become such a nuisance here that the city council is mulling legislation that would establish a bedbug task force, ban the sale of used mattresses, train exterminators, and …

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Nature of bugs

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:09:18 +0000

Let’s say you decide to take action and want to eliminate just the harmful pests in your flowers or garden. First, consider some options. Sometimes simply adding organic material to your soil will help tremendously.

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Stinkbugs are coming to a home near you

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:09:13 +0000

Maddening, creepy, ugly. Those are the nicer words people use to describe the growing numbers of stinkbugs that have munched their way across many fields and orchards of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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Chinese researcher charged with stealing US trade secrets

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:09:02 +0000

A Chinese researcher has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets about insecticides from US biotech company Dow and passing them on to China, court documents showed Tuesday.

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