Several Species News

 
Several insect species can injure or destroy seedling corn
Southeast Farm Press
By Dominic Reisig, North Carolina Extension Entomologist • Many seedling pests of corn can cause plant death, including billbugs, cutworm, grasshopper, Japanese beetle larvae, stink bugs, sugarcane beetle, white grubs, and wireworms.

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Voice of America
Scientists, Lawmakers Declare War on Invasive Leaping Fish
Voice of America
For about two decades, several species of fish commonly known as Asian carp have been swimming up the Mississippi River. The non-native fish, imported to help control algae in commercial fish farms, have been gobbling up food native fish need to ...
Biologists announce new plan to track and remove Asian carpMedill Reports: Chicago

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Volunteers to keep watch over shore birds
New Haven Register
Families of several vulnerable species of shore birds — including threatened Piping Plovers and Least Terns — have been nesting on many of the same beaches all spring. In many cases, baby birds are starting to fledge and leave their nests, ...

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Wash. hopes to buy historic ranch for conservation
Houston Chronicle
... its burrow on the McWhorter Ranch near Prosser, Wash The long-time ranch, goes up for sale June 1, and state officials are trying to find the money to buy the property, which is home to several species that are either threatened or of concern.

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Sydney Morning Herald
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Man-made climate is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the case of the small drab British butterfly, it took a species in trouble and made it thrive. It's all about food. Over about 25 years, the butterfly ...
Butterfly declared climate change 'winner'Record-Searchlight (blog)

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Spooky reputation hides swamps' treasures
So Md News
Several species of frogs like to inhabit Southern Maryland swamps, including bullfrogs, known for their low-pitched croaks, green tree frogs, pickerel frogs and spring peepers, Jett said. Local swamps also contain the food that herpetofauna and birds ...


 
New York Times (blog)
Answers About How to Deal With Pests, Part 1
New York Times (blog)
Amy M., New York There are several types of carpet beetles that are common pests. The adult beetles feed on pollen and do not cause damage. The larvae (1/16 to ½ inch in length depending on species, tan to brown with tufts of hair) cause damage by ...