Former Dutch government minister to lead tainted egg probe
FOX Business19 hours agoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Dutch government has appointed a former justice minister to lead an investigation into the illegal use of a pesticide to treat laying hens for lice infestations, ...
How Safe Is Deet?
ConsumerReports.org via Yahoo News4 days agoDeet is the most widely used insect repellent in the U.S. It’s been around longer than any other active ingredient, and many scientists agree that it’s the gold standard for all repellents ...
Former Dutch government minister to lead tainted egg probe
KTAR 92.3 Phoenix8 hours agoThe scandal started when Fipronil was found to have been illegally mixed into an insect spray used to treat lice on chickens.
Woman Lost In Woods For Month Was High On Meth, Police Say
International Business Times10 hours agoThe woman who was found naked and alone after 25 days in the Alabama woods earlier this month may have been high on drugs when she got lost, police said. Lisa Theris, 25, was found on the side ...
The psilocybin in magic mushrooms is an insect repellant
Boing Boing10 hours agoNew genetic research from Ohio State University suggests that the psilocybin might act as an insect repellant, protecting the mushrooms. From New Scientist : The gene cluster (linked ...
The psilocybin in magic mushrooms is an insect repellant – Boing Boing
Boing Boing10 hours agoNew genetic research from Ohio State University suggests that the psilocybin might act as an insect repellant, protecting the mushrooms. The gene cluster (linked to psilocybin production ...
The remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey moved across the Yucatan and back in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, placing the Texas Gulf Coast in its crosshairs. Officials with the Harris County ...
From The Rows in Ohio with Brian Grete - Day 1
AgWeb.com2 days agoThe 2017 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour kicked off in Dublin, Ohio, (a suburb of Columbus), with scouts sampling fields along 12 designated routes to Fishers, Indiana (a suburb o Indianapolis) ...
A decade later, effects of emerald ash borer still seen in south suburban skyline
Chicago Tribune6 days agoThe good news is that many communities, organizations and residents accepted the loss and took up the challenge to find a way to fill the environmental hole left by a tiny metallic green insect ...
Public urged to drown wasps in beer in bizarre conservation project, condemned by wildlife experts
The Telegraph via Yahoo News1 day agoEcologists at the University College London (UCL) and the University of Gloucestershire are encouraging drinkers to set alcohol traps in their gardens then post the dead carcasses back to them ...
