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By Mary Ylisela
If you live in a climate where the temperatures get cold during the winter, you may have unexpected guests in your home when ants invite themselves in from the cold. Left alone to populate your home, ants may start in one room and end up all over the house. Getting rid of house ants... more
Category: Insects
Inbreeding May Be Reason for Bedbug Spread
Inbreeding may be the secret to the bedbug's success, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. After nearly disappearing in the United States, the bloodsucking pests have made a comeback in recent years, quickly infesting apartment buildings and stubbornly resisting common insecticides. The city of New... more
Cicadas 2011: Top 13 Things To Know About These Noisy Insects
They're noisy. And can be a nuisance. But for the most part they are harmless. Thankfully, they only come out every 13 or 17 years.
The dreaded cicadas have emerged in middle Tennessee this week. Brood XIX to be exact.
This particular brood is of the 13-year variety, as are most of the cicadas in... more
Helpful Insects
Although some species of insects can be harmful, many are actually beneficial to mankind. Insects such as dragonflies, ladybugs and mosquito hawks eat less desirable insects like mosquitoes and aphids, keeping the pesky populations under control. Although their vicious sting has given them a bad... more
Endangered Insects
Human beings also pose a severe threat to many species of insects. Like animals, there are many insect species that are either endangered or have already become extinct. This includes numerous species of butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers and ants. This is usually the result of increasing habitat... more
Harmful Insects
Some insects are harmful to humans. Locusts can devastate a farmer's crops in only a few hours. Parasitic insects feed on human blood and can transmit dangerous diseases to its host. Fleas were the cause of the Medieval Black Plague. Lice infest human hair and cause severe itching. Female... more
Poinsettias and Insects
The holidays are here and the beautiful poinsettias are a very common flower for most house holds. They are often thought to be poisonous but research shows that poinsettias contain no chemicals commonly considered toxic. However, eating the plant is NOT recommended.
Several insects may attack... more
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Winter Storage Special
On going through December, 14, 2011
630 MacArthur Blvd. Pocasset Ma 02559 508-563-5432.
We are again collecting toys for Toys For Tots. Last year was a great year for collection here @ Guardian And we would like to do even more this year! So please stop in and drop off you new, slightly used toy to... more
WINTER WONDERLAND EVENING OF GIVING
Marlboro:
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
WINTER WONDERLAND EVENING OF GIVING
Hosted by Roland's House (Marlborough-Hudson Homeless Shelter) held at Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA 01752 REGISTER ONLINE
All are invited to bring personal items to be given to the those in the shelter,... more
Scientists Rediscover Rarest U.S. Bumblebee
Cockerell’s Bumblebee was last seen in the United States in 1956, say UC Riverside entomologists
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside recently rediscovered the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States, last seen in 1956, living in the... more
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