October 2017

October 31, 2017

What Happens When A Bee Colony Loses Its Queen?

What Happens When A Bee Colony Loses Its Queen? Can a bee colony survive without a queen? The answer is “no”. Of course, every bee colony must have a queen, but you may not realize how important the queen is…

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October 30, 2017

The West Nile Virus Can Cause Permanent Paralysis In Younger People

The West Nile Virus Can Cause Permanent Paralysis In Younger People The West Nile virus has been spreading among citizens of the United States for almost twenty years now, and to this day no vaccines or effective treatment options have…

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October 27, 2017

A Devastating Insect Pest Is Getting Closer To American Crops

A Devastating Insect Pest Is Getting Closer To American Crops Insect pests have always been a problem for agricultural workers, and now another pest may start infecting potatoes in the United States. Experts in southern Alberta, Canada have recently noticed…

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October 26, 2017

Brown Recluse Spiders Invade A Home Causing The Owners To Abandon The Property

Brown Recluse Spiders Invade A Home Causing The Owners To Abandon The Property Halloween is in just a few days, and one home in Missouri would make for an ideal haunted house. We have all found spiders in our homes…

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October 25, 2017

Researchers Have Finally Developed A Zika Vaccine

Researchers Have Finally Developed A Zika Vaccine It may sound too good to be true, but researchers have recently developed a vaccine to fight the Zika virus. This vaccine is the first to effectively cure a person of the Zika…

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October 24, 2017

Can Termites Consume A Tree’s Bark?

Can Termites Consume A Tree’s Bark? In the past this blog has mentioned how mulch can attract termites. But what about mulch that consists entirely of tree bark? Do some types of bark attract termites more than other types? Which…

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October 23, 2017

An Alteration In Just Two Genes Made Life Much Easier For One Species Of Water Strider

An Alteration In Just Two Genes Made Life Much Easier For One Species Of Water Strider The name “water striders” may not sound familiar to you, but these are insects that you have likely seen a few times in the…

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October 19, 2017

US Government Agencies Are Holding Up Plans To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

US Government Agencies Are Holding Up Plans To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the environment is a controversial method of mosquito-borne disease prevention. After all, mosquitoes are pests and the last thing that public health officials…

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October 18, 2017

The First Locally Transmitted Case Of Zika To Occur In The USA Since The Start Of Summer Has Been Confirmed

The First Locally Transmitted Case Of Zika To Occur In The USA Since The Start Of Summer Has Been Confirmed Everyone is grateful about the fact that the Zika virus is not infecting people at the rate that it did…

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October 16, 2017

A Bedbug Infestation At A Hotel Nets One Family More Than Half A Million Bucks

Hotel rooms may be dirty, but nobody likes thinking about that. As long as a hotel room is well kept up and the sheets are washed, then a hotel guest cannot complain. We have all stayed at hotels or motels…

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