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Biological Control Defined

The use of natural enemies to control pests. Forms of biological control include: Classical Biological Control, Biological Control by Habitat Manipulation, Augmentative Biological Control, and use of Biopesticides. Contrast with Natural Regulation.

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The price of prevention

Published July 4, 2009, 4:52 pm, The Star

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has been shown to protect against a few of the HPV virus strains that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. But is it cost-efficient or sustainable for Malaysia?

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Wyo student wins National History Day medal

Published July 4, 2009, 1:48 am, Casper Star-Tribune

After 150 hours of research, 12-year-old Robbie Coulter knows a lot about his great-great-uncle Senekerim Dohanian.

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Mosquito hawks

Published July 4, 2009, 1:29 am, The Titusville Herald

I recently read about a dragonfly-breeding program that hopes to utilize dragonflies as a natural means of mosquito control -- which makes good sense to me. It also started me thinking about the dragonflies I often watch hunting Tarr Pond. The name mosquito hawk fits.

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Ladybugs let go in Aspen to kill aphids

Published July 3, 2009, 3:06 am, Aspen Daily News

It’s safe to say that aphids don’t have many friends in Aspen these days, what with their blanketing the town in their poop and denuding our cottonwood trees. But as of last night, not only do the aphids have few friends; they have hundreds of thousands of enemies brought in to kill and eat them. read more

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Traps for gypsy moths set across county

Published July 2, 2009, 1:05 am, The Columbian

More than a thousand triangular football-size cardboard traps will be placed across Clark County over the next two weeks, as the state Department of Agriculture renews its annual hunt for destructive...

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Master Gardener: Early detection key to fighting powdery mildew

Published July 1, 2009, 1:47 pm, The San Luis Obispo Tribune

Q: Large white spots seem to be forming and covering some of the leaves of my zucchini plant. What m

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New efforts to counter ramularia leaf spot, a fungal disease of barley

Published June 30, 2009, 1:19 pm, SeedQuest

A project to combat a newly emerging disease of barley is being launched. It will pull together the efforts of plant scientists, breeders and industry to prevent this disease establishing and help UK farmers produce barley cost-effectively without additional impact on the environment.

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