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Study: Habitat, climate, insecticides driver of butterfly decline
Ortonville Citizen 31 Mar 2025
Insecticide use, however, can harm the butterfly population directly ... While this can hurt the insect and butterfly population directly, it can also indirectly harm other animal populations as insects are part of the food chain.
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Empress Botanical Garden in Pune home to over 130 insect species: Survey
Hindustan Times 30 Mar 2025
The survey was designed and conducted in collaboration with insect experts from Mitrakida Foundation Dr Rahul Marathe and Nutan Karnik ... The team also recorded many interesting behaviours of insects and their interactions with plants.
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Will Ross County hear the buzzing of cicadas in 2025?
Chillicothe Gazette 27 Mar 2025
Three facts about buzzing insects. Still have questions about cicadas? We explore the lifespan of cicadas, what they eat and whether they are harmful to humans or pets.
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South Marston dog walkers asked
BBC News 27 Mar 2025
Mr Pegler said contamination with dog flea treatments also caused harm to both the newts and the insects they ate and would damage the pond's ecosystem.
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Here are TEN all-natural ways to protect your garden without using harmful chemicals
Natural News 27 Mar 2025
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Mahopac First Graders Become Entomologists for a Day
Putnam County News 26 Mar 2025
The students became amateur entomologists as they explored the important roles insects play in our ecosystems, distinguishing between helpful and harmful species.
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Killer bites: Scientists weaponize human blood against malaria-carrying mosquitoes
Interesting Engineering 26 Mar 2025
... humans toxic to these blood-feeding insects,” said Lee R ... Unlike ivermectin, which affects the nervous system and can harm other beneficial insects, nitisinone primarily targets blood-feeding pests.
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Insecticides may contribute to bigger problems with certain weeds
Science Daily 25 Mar 2025
Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger amount of some weeds, according to a new study ... .
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Firefighters in Carolinas battle for control as high winds threaten to fan flames
Usatoday 25 Mar 2025
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'Table was set for fires': Western North Carolina burned by Helene aftermath
Usatoday 24 Mar 2025
Smoke billows from Polk County wildfire as evacuations ordered ... In addition, he said, the chances of a damaging blaze have been enhanced by stronger winds than usual and a large number of insects surviving the mild winter and harming trees ...
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Toxic caterpillars a threat to Cyprus’ forests
CyprusMail 23 Mar 2025
“For years now, the pitiocampus insect is the only organism harmful to Cyprus’ forests and is systematically combatted by the Forestry Department,” they said ... The caterpillars are also very harmful to health.
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Bradford pears may be pretty, but pack an environmental punch. How to get rid of the trees
The Oklahoman 23 Mar 2025
The fruits the trees produce are also inedible to humans and provide little to no food for insects, harming the ecosystem.
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Guest opinion: Theo Rose: We should all find ways to avoid harmful pesticides
Daily Camera 23 Mar 2025
One reason that pesticides are harmful is their effects on humans ... Another reason that pesticides can be problematic is that they don’t just harm humans.
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10 ways to help Oregon oak trees thrive
The Oregonian 23 Mar 2025
If improperly applied or overused, even common household chemicals can be harmful to young oaks, native plants, the soil microbial community, beneficial insects and other wildlife and waterways.
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