Homeowners Complain About Flies
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Thousands of flies have made themselves at home in at least a dozen houses along Sapphire Lane in Bethlehem Township, a distraught homeowner told commissioners Monday night, laying the blame on a neighboring farm.
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By Blair Goldstein, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--Twice a month for almost two years, Wayne Morton has met with his neighbors to organize against a dump.
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A tiny fly, possibly a species new to the United States, has been damaging some Louisiana rice fields, according to agriculture experts at the LSU AgCenter.
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By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Feb. 6--In another salvo in a battle against blight in Pittsburgh, two  City Council members yesterday proposed regular inspections of all apartments  and rental houses in the city.
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A MICRO robot which kills flies and powers itself using their dead bodies, is being developed by British boffins. The EcoBot II, attracts flies by emitting a stench concocted from human excrement.
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Flies, like many other animals, live significantly longer on severely restricted diets. But just one whiff of food can shorten their lives again, scientists say.
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By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 15--A parasite that deforms the spines and skulls of trout -- making them swim in circles often until they die -- has infected 80,000 fish in two hatcheries in Western Maryland, state officials said yesterday.
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They were collected by the Metro Health Department in the southeastern part of the county. The find prompted the health department to start another round of mosquito spraying.
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By Kytja Weir, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  May 28--The putrid smell comes at odd times, sometimes in the evenings or the middle of the night.   It seeps into houses even when windows are closed, some residents in the Wesley Heights neighborhood say.
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A pesky mosquito quickly made it a miserable night for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The buzzing. The biting. You&#39;d think there were already enough insects in the world to drive you buggy. However, a team of researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia announced yesterday that
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Animal control officers found more than 80 birds inside a home filled with bird droppings and have ordered the owner to find new homes for them...
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb. 21--The water situation in East Salinas has had a foul smell for a long time, and officials are getting serious about finding the source of the stench.
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The makers of such insecticides as Raid and Off are taking a swat at what they consider a new nuisance in the neighborhood: nontoxic, botanical pesticides that are ratcheting up competition in the war on bugs.
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In incubation rooms filled with the smell of cornmeal and molasses, Indiana University biologists nurture millions of fruit flies from squirming larvae to winged adults.
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Burlington County hasn&#39;t been hit hard this year by West Nile virus, but county officials are still urging residents to take precautions against mosquitoes throughout the fall.
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Kane County health officials again this week warned residents against forgetting about West Nile virus as the number of virus-carrying mosquitoes appears to be on the rise.