Listed as an "Awesome Sustainable Garden Blog!"

Today I was notified that I was on the list of blogs noted by a British site called...
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Symbiotic bacteria: From hitchhiker to beetle bodyguard

Bacterial symbionts transition between plant pathogenicity and insect defensive mutualism, a new...
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Swift Swarm Catching

At the community garden, our bees in one hive didn’t make it. They actually dwindled and died...
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Wasps and wine: Paper wasps contribute to sour rot disease, a scourge of wine industry

New research shows that the invasive European paper wasp, Polistes dominulus, plays a role in...
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Common pesticide damages honey bees' ability to fly

Biologists have provided the first evidence that a widely used pesticide can significantly impair...
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Insecticide-induced leg loss does not eliminate biting, reproduction in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes

Mosquitoes that lose multiple legs after contact with insecticide may still be able to spread...
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Wax worm caterpillar will eat plastic shopping bags: New solution to plastic waste?

Generally speaking, plastic is incredibly resistant to breaking down. That’s certainly true of...
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The Radiohead ant: A new species of 'silky' ant grows fungus gardens for food

A new species of silky ant has been named after the famous British band Radiohead in honor of the...
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Using venomous proteins to make insect milkshakes

Nematodes secrete a deadly cocktail of proteins to kill many insects that damage crops. The finding...
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Bergamotene in tobacco plants: Alluring and lethal for manduca sexta moths

Scientists describe a gene in Nicotiana attenuata which enables the plant to solve the dilemma that...
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Plant scientists identify aphid-destroying wasps in cup plants

A photo of a cup plant teaming with insects led a better understanding of the biology of...
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Stink bug traps perform poorly during winter invasions

Score one for the brown marmorated stink bug, again. Since the pernicious pest arrived in the United...
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Researchers create red-eyed mutant wasps

A new strain of red-eyed mutant wasps has been brought into the world by a team of scientists. The...
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Clues as to why cockroaches are so prolific

Asexual reproduction increases when female cockroaches are housed as a group, not alone, enabling...
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Origins of an enigmatic genus of Asian butterflies carrying mythological names decoded

A group of rare Asian butterflies, which have once inspired an association with Hindu mythological...
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Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass

The incredibly efficient eating habits of a fungus-cultivating termite are surprising even to those...
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Package Bees are not Loyal to Their Queen

When the package bees woke up that morning, they didn’t know they were going to be shaken into...
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Zika RNA now found in a second mosquito species

Zika RNA has now been found in Aedes albopictus. That’s not the species – known as Aedes...
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Traces of Zika Found in Asian tiger mosquito in Brazil

In a recent test of Asian tiger mosquitoes collected in Brazil, researchers found fragments of Zika...
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The Hive Drape as a Swarm Kit Asset

One of Jeff’s friends had found a swarm in her compost bin and told Jeff he could have the...
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Research unravels mysteries of mouthparts of butterflies

A researcher has been studying how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work since 2010. His...
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Mosquito egg hunt: Many Culex species prefer alternatives to standing water

The conventional wisdom about where many mosquitoes lay their eggs – in standing water –...
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The problem expands for avocado growers: 9 beetle species carry deadly fungus

Many people love their avocados – not to mention guacamole dip. So it was bad enough when scientists...
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Ant agricultural revolution began 30 million years ago in dry, desert-like climate

Millions of years before humans discovered agriculture, ants were farming fungus beneath the surface...
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Some bed bugs show early signs of resistance to two common insecticides

Pest management professionals battling the ongoing resurgence of bed bugs are wise to employ a...
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What obese fruit flies may tell us about the evolution of cold tolerance

Researchers have hypothesized that migrations into higher, colder latitudes may lead to evolution of...
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Logging threatens breeding turtles

Debris from logging in tropical forests is threatening the survival of hatchling leatherback turtles...
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Food webs entangle humans in complex relationships with animals, crops and the environment

Reconstructed food webs from the Ancestral Puebloan southwestern United States show the complexity...
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Puffins that stay close to their partner during migration have more chicks

Many long-lived birds, such as swans, albatrosses or indeed, puffins, are known for their long-lived...
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Tropical lowland frogs at greater risk from climate warming than high-elevation species, study shows

A new study of Peruvian frogs living at a wide variety of elevations – from the Amazon...
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Decline in hemlock forests linked to changes in water resources, study shows

An insect infestation that is killing hemlock trees in New England forests is having a significant...
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Neonicotinoids detected in drinking water in agricultural area

Concern over the use of neonicotinoid pesticides is growing as studies find them in rivers and...
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There's a cost to 'bee-ing' too smart

Researchers have discovered that smart bumblebees die sooner and don’t collect as much food...
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Hidden Cost of the Forest Fire in Rabun County

Last year in the fall, Georgia was plagued with two forest fires. The Rough Ridge fire was in the...
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Discouraging to see mosquito treatment starting

I know everyone is scared of Zika and/or inconvenienced, especially in the south, by the prevalence...
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Birthday Week of the Blog

My blog began in April 2006 on Easter Sunday. This week upcoming marks the birthday week of my blog....
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To save honey bees, human behavior must change

In the search for answers to the complex health problems and colony losses experienced by honey bees...
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Honey bees have sharper eyesight than we thought

Bees have much better vision than was previously known, offering new insights into the lives of...
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Independent evolutionary origins of complex sociality in marine life

In the world of evolutionary research, scientists studying the evolution of eusocial societies have...
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Rearranging nest boxes keeps more blue orchard bees around

Orchard growers looking for alternatives to honey bees for managed pollination services have new...
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Genes key to killer bee's success

Researchers have sequenced the genomes of Africanized bees that have invaded large parts of the...
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Oldest remains of insects from bed bug genus found in Oregon

A cave in Oregon that is the site of some the oldest preserved evidence of human activity in North...
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Napping flies have higher resistance to deadly human pathogen

Fruit flies that take frequent naps have the strongest resistance to both a fungal infection and to...
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No more 'superbugs'? Maple syrup extract enhances antibiotic action

Antibiotics save lives, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill healthy cells...
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Honey for Breakfast

My daughter and her family are in Ireland for spring break. This morning they sent a photo of my...
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Installing a Package at Stonehurst

On Tuesday, I got an email from Stonehurst that our bees were ready for pickup at Mountain Sweet...
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