Release No. 0104.08
Contact:
Suzanne Bond, USDA APHIS (301) 734-5175
Judy Antipin, USDA FS (610) 557-4183
Matt Smith, Chicago Dept. of Streets Sanitation (312) 744-6430
Jeff Squibb, Illinois Department of Agriculture (217) 558-1546
Illinois is First State to Reach Eradication of the Invasive Pest
CHICAGO, April 17, 2008 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Illinois Department of Agriculture and […]
National Invasive Species Information Center What’s New
Recent Weed Science Society of America Press Releases: Beetles Help Take a Bite out […]
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The week in wildlife | Environment | guardian.co.uk - Annotated
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Singing the Praises of the Bumblebee - Gardening - Gardens - New York Times - Annotated
By ANNE RAVER
Published: April 24, 2008
The bumblebee and other native wild bees are all the more important in the garden now that the population of honeybees is in such decline — down to 2.4 million colonies last year from 5.5 […]
Tags: Insects · Sustainability · US · The New York Times
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Species loss ‘bad for our health’ - Annotated
A new generation of medical treatments could be lost forever unless the current rate of biodiversity loss is reversed, conservationists have warned.
They say species are being lost before researchers have had the chance to examine and understand their potential health benefits.
The physiology of […]
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