JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Horse smuggling raises new concerns over U.S. screwworm threat
The New World screwworm was eradicated from the United States decades ago, but it has recently returned to the region, reports say
NYTIMES (James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas) - Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico
For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Dragonfly swarms fill California skies by the thousands, and experts say they're doing residents a favor
Massive swarms of dragonflies have descended on California's Bay Area this summer, filling parks and waterfronts with hundreds of the insects, and scientists say the surge is driven by an abundance of mosquitoes. Residents across San Francisco and Oakland have reported skies thick with dragonflies in recent weeks, with the insects spotted in such numbers […] The post Dragonfly swarms fill California skies by the thousands, and experts say they're doing residents a favor appeared first on American Almanac .
Massive swarms of dragonflies have descended on California's Bay Area this summer, filling parks and waterfronts with hundreds of the insects, and scientists say the surge is driven by an abundance of mosquitoes. Residents across San Francisco and Oakland have reported skies thick with dragonflies in recent weeks, with the insects spotted in such numbers that some have been observed mating on top of people's hats. The swarms have appeared at Lake Merritt in Oakland, along the Russian River near Guerneville, and at Dolores Park in San Francisco, the Daily Mail reported . Chris Grinter, the senior collection manager of entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, pointed to a straightforward explanation for the boom. He told SFGATE: …Open
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Tips to keep mosquitoes away
A scientist who studies mosquitoes shares tips on how to outsmart them in your homes and yards.
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DAILYCALLER (Harold Hutchison) - Hunter’s Perfect Shot Provides Not Just Community Service But Massive Load Of Barbecue
The hogs are in as many as 42 states
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Screwworm Strikes Back
Biden’s open-border policies may have brought a plague of flesh-eating parasites to America’s southern border. The post Screwworm Strikes Back appeared first on The American Conservative .
Agriculture Agriculture Screwworm Strikes Back Biden’s open-border policies may have brought a plague of flesh-eating parasites to America’s southern border. Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images The most grotesque legacy of Joe Biden’s border policy may be a fly. The migration surge his administration helped unleash overwhelmed governments across Central America, enriched the cartels engaging in human and livestock trafficking, and weakened the systems meant to prevent the illegal movement of animals. As caravans of illegal immigrants bound for…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port, raising alarm over threat to honeybees and crops
A live yellow-legged hornet discovered aboard a ship at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, has prompted agriculture officials to warn that the invasive species could devastate honeybee populations and disrupt American crop production. A state grain inspector spotted and photographed the hornet in April while inspecting a vessel docked at the port in Vancouver, a […] The post Yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port, raising alarm over threat to honeybees and crops appeared first on American Almanac .
A live yellow-legged hornet discovered aboard a ship at the Port of Vancouver, Washington, has prompted agriculture officials to warn that the invasive species could devastate honeybee populations and disrupt American crop production. A state grain inspector spotted and photographed the hornet in April while inspecting a vessel docked at the port in Vancouver, a city on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington state. The Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a public alert after confirming the find and dispatched personnel to survey the surrounding area. They found no additional hornets, but the agency says it is continuing surveillance, trapping, and public outreach to monitor the threat. The sighting marks a new front…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - USDA Lets Loose 400 Million Lab-Bred Flies to Counteract Flesh-Eating Screwworms.
The USDA is deploying hundreds of millions of flies bred in a factory to prevent the reestablishment of the New World screwworm in the U.S., a parasite capable of devastating livestock and wildlife, and occasionally infecting humans.
The USDA is deploying hundreds of millions of flies bred in a factory to prevent the reestablishment of the New World screwworm in the U.S., a parasite capable of devastating livestock and wildlife , and occasionally infecting humans. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) has released nearly 400 million sterile flies over Texas and northern Mexico to combat the spread of the New World screwworm , a flesh-eating parasite that threatens livestock, wildlife, pets, and occasionally humans. This effort aims to prevent the parasite from becoming reestablished in the United States after confirmed cases were reported in Texas and New Mexico last month. DETAIL: The campaign relies on breeding sterile insects en…Open
NPR (Jonathan Lambert) - Could fish be a secret ingredient for rice farmers to avoid disease and make more money?
Farmers in Senegal are welcoming fish into their rice paddies. The hope is they'll fertilize the crop, be a source of food ... and eat the snails that carry parasitic worms.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Silver Spring Company Unleashes 600,000 Infected Mosquitoes in DC.
A Silver Spring-based company is releasing diseased mosquitoes in the Washington, D.C. area, in hopes they will infect Asian Tiger Mosquitoes and reduce their numbers.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bee Safe Mosquito Control, a Maryland-based company, has begun releasing male mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria in the D.C. area, hoping they will spread the disease to aggressive Asian Tiger Mosquitoes and reduce their populations. These “ZAP males” make female mosquitoes infertile after mating, preventing them from producing offspring. Skeptics of insect programs warn that the potential risks to human health and to species that feed on mosquitoes are unclear. DETAIL: The Asian Tiger Mosquito is a common pest in the region and is capable of transmitting diseases such as Dengue Fever, Zika, and Yellow Fever. The ZAP males are sourced from MosquitoMate, a Kentucky-based company with EPA…Open