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Dept. of Ag participates in bee survey
PIERRE - The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) has participated since 2011 in a national honey bee survey of pests and diseases. The objective of the survey is to attempt to identify or document any potentially invasive bee diseases,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Wash or peel apples to remove fungus
My apples looked good until recently. Now they have tiny black spots and gray blotches that look like mildew but are dry. Are they ruined? Rains last month created conditions for two fungi: flyspeck and sooty blotch. Both of these fungi can be washed...Tags: Apples, Droughts
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Start fall vegetables inside
I see that this is the time to start a lot of fall vegetables, but they like it cool and my yard is like an oven in the summer. How can I do this?
One way is to start them indoors, even leaf crops like endive. A cool basement works well. When they're a...Tags: Weather Reports, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Weather
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'Red velvet' ants aren't so sweet
My friend and I both saw a bright red fuzzy insect on the ground. Never saw anything like it before! She thinks it's an ant, but I think it's a wasp. What say you? Red velvet ants are wasps, but the females are wingless and that's why they look like ants... -
Julie Bowen wants people to know more about anaphylaxis
Julie Bowen was on the set of the television show "Boston Legal" four years ago when she got the call from her husband, who was on his way to the hospital with their then-infant son Oliver.
While hanging out in the backyard of their California home,...Tags: Dizziness, Seafood, Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Foods and Beverages
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Hummingbirds are lighter, brighter than a penny
Mayan legend that explains how these beautiful birds were created from spare parts left over when the other birds were created by the Mayan sun god. The plumage of a ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) shimmered in the early-morning...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture
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Japanese beetles and thrips deliver one-two punch to hibiscus shrub
I planted a hibiscus shrub that gets flowers the size of a dinner plate. I've had the plant for three years. This year, it is much bigger and loaded with buds. I was so excited until I noticed the buds are yellowing and something's eating the leaves....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Swiss Cheese, Pears, Cherries
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Add a touch of honey to your beauty routine
Healing fit for a queen
This organic lip and face balm was made to mirror the process of how bees nourish their queen and keep the hive healthy. Medicine Mama's Bee Magic Wand blends purifying propolis, healing antimicrobial honey, protective beeswax and...Tags: Cold Sores, Drugs and Medicines, Whole Foods Market, Honey
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Bee Fans Try To Get Los Angeles To Allow Hives In Residential Areas
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Rob McFarland was in his florally vivacious backyard, tending his vegetable plot, when he noticed some honeybees buzzing around a tree. A few minutes later some bees had become tens of thousands. "The sky was sort of darkened out," he...Tags: YouTube, Bill Rosendahl, Allergies, Documentary (genre), Social Media
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Controversy, too, is harvest of White House garden
It was while she was serving dinner to her kids in 2008 and their dad was out campaigning for president, that Michelle Obama hatched a modest daydream: a vegetable garden on the White House grounds.
She'd recently had a conversation with her children's...Tags: Science and Technology, Obesity, Mushrooms, Zucchini, Martin O'Malley
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Three Hospitalized After Killer Bee Attack In Huntington Park
KTLA NewsHUNTINGTON PARK (KTLA) -- Three people were sent to the hospital after a swarm of killer bees invaded a park in Huntington Park on Friday. According to Sheriff's officials, there were about 75 people at Miles Park when a colony of some 60,000 Africanized... -
Purple coneflower worth a try
The last few weeks I have seen Echinacea in trials that were pretty amazing. There was the fiery orange red variety called Hot Papaya that also had a most unique shape. Then I saw a yellow orange selection called Flame Thrower. It was PowWow Wild Berry...Tags: Salvia
Dec 7, 2012
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Sep 19, 2012
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Aug 17, 2012
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Sep 7, 2012
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Aug 15, 2012
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Jul 15, 2012
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May 30, 2012
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Jun 29, 2012
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Jul 8, 2012
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