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This one's a killer! USDA says to be on the lookout for this beetle
Josie Ryan, APHIS' National Operations Manager for the ALB Eradication Program says, “August is an ideal time of year to look for the beetle and the damage it causes. Adult beetles are emerging now.
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August declared 'Tree Check Month' by USDA to combat Asian longhorned beetle infestations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is asking for the public's assistance in ...
Invasive moth spreads to new state: Where else has it been detected?
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in ...
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Invasive moth spreads to new state: Is it in Pennsylvania?
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in ...
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APHIS declares August is “Tree Check Month,” asks public to check trees for signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and ...
Hidden black and white feathers found to intensify blue and yellow bird plumage
Birds are perhaps the most colorful group of animals, bringing a splash of color to the natural world around us every day.
Hidden black or white feather layers intensify songbird plumage colors
Many species of songbirds have evolved to have strikingly colorful plumage, aiding them in catching the eye of mates, ...
Birds use hidden black and white feathers to make themselves more colourful
Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are more likely to attract mates and produce more offspring than those that aren ...
‘Washington Black’ Stars Ernest Kingsley Junior, Sterling K. Brown Say Hulu Series Spotlights Real History of Whitewashing
"They will have you think that white people made everything," executive producer Sterling K. Brown tells TheWrap.
With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on ‘white makes right’
The Heritage American movement maintains that those Americans whose ancestors have been here for generations are more ...
Safari West in Santa Rosa names newborn white rhino after late Ozzy Osborne
A Safari in Santa Rosa announced the birth of a white rhino, which they've lovingly named Ozzy, in memory of music icon Ozzy ...
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Frustrated black women dating, marrying white men more often
Many black women like Jones are frustrated as the field of marriageable black men narrows: They're nearly seven times as likely to be incarcerated as white men and more than twice as likely to be ...