Pest Control: Mosquito Arrives, Its Enemies Divided
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The continued use of a poison used to kill mosquitos on Long Island is running into opposition, just as its buggy season begins.
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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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As rains dilute the salt water and create stagnant pools that could serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes, fears have arisen about a surge in viral and parasitic diseases.
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By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 8--COLONIE -- The electronic marquee outside a Wolf Road hotel Wednesday looked like something from the sci-fi double feature at a 1950s drive-in: Invasive Plants.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Masked workers with mosquito-killing spray guns began moving through refugee camps yesterday in tsunami-battered Aceh Province, trying to prevent an outbreak of malaria. Indonesia, meanwhile, said it is pursuing a permanent truce with rebels in the area, the worst-hit by the disaster.
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A study of an ancient human pest -- head lice -- suggests that the ancestors of today&#39;s American Indians may have met and fought with
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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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The Florida Keys, already dealing with invasive exotics from melaleuca to iguanas, have added another to the list of unwanted newcomers: the African Gambian pouch rat.
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The Health Ministry announced on Monday the season&#39;s first two cases of West Nile virus, which is spread by mosquitoes. Both patients are well.
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A debilitating tropical virus carried by mosquitos has become established in Europe for the first time.
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LOS ANGELES A new survey about West Nile finds residents of California and Arizona -- the two states hardest hit this year by the virus -- are less likely to take precautions against mosquitoes than people elsewhere in the nation.
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Health officials started warning the public in March: Expect a high number of West Nile cases throughout Southern California when the mosquito season begins.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Health officials plan to go door to door and tent to tent with mosquito-killing spray guns beginning today to head off a looming threat that one specialist says could kill 100,000 more people around the tsunami disaster zone: malaria.
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Experts fighting a major locust outbreak plaguing West Africa will use a new technique for fighting the crop-devouring insects: attacking the flying swarms with pesticide from aircraft, a U.S. diplomat said Tuesday.
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Health officials in India's capital, Delhi, serve notice on the city police for letting mosquitoes breed in its HQ.
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LOS ANGELES -- With the number of cases of West Nile virus at 100 in Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors is seeking new powers allowing officials to enter private property to wipe out mosquito-breeding spots.
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New York's fight against exotic pests like lake-choking mollusks, rampant alien weeds and wasps that attack pine trees will be crafted by a new state office.