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Archive for March, 2009
Monday, March 30th, 2009
Giving Pests a Gentle Push Out of the GardenHenderson Gleaner, KYSpread some around the base of plants that you know might sustain slug damage. The slugs eat it, stop feeding and die, even if they ingest a very small amount. — Diatomaceous earth (tiny fossilized skeletons of ancient aquatic diatoms) is somewhat …
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
Restored Island Offers Hope for Other Trouble SpotsWashington Post, United StatesSanta Cruz is the largest of the eight islands, a grouping that collectively is home to more than 2000 land and aquatic species, of which 145 live nowhere else on Earth. Channel Islands National Park incorporates five of them — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, …
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
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Grass carp will be used as lake cleanerNew Zealand Herald, New ZealandWhen their work is done, they will be removed from the lake so that native aquatic plants can grow again. The ARC has spent the past five years removing more than 10000 exotic pest fish from Lake Wainamu, which is an easy 20-minute walk from Bethells …
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Project may ‘weevil’ little magic against milfoilBonner County Daily Bee, IDThe weevils would then be turned loose in the lake to munch on, and burrow into, the plants’ stems — stunting its growth and killing it. The result? A slower spead of milfoil and the chance for native aquatic plants to get re-established. …
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Plants are a growing problemTuscaloosa News (subscription), ALThe invaders are exotic aquatic plants that are spreading rapidly in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and creating problems for recreational users. “It’s affecting the fishing, it’s affecting the duck hunters,” Hartley said. …
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Chemical clears lake's nuisance plantsMonroe News Star, LABy Johnny Gunter • jgunter@thenewsstar.com • March 29, 2009 A new chemical being used by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has helped clear 750 acres of two nuisance aquatic plants on Turkey Creek in Franklin Parish. …
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Gardening as a pet project: How you keep your pets and plants safeThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LACats generally won't bother decorative ponds or aquatic features in a landscape (although I have seen one or two eyeing the fish), but dogs can be a major nuisance. Some breeds are worse than others about getting into the water; Labs are especially …
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Tucson seedlings may sprout on the MoonKOLD-TV, AZThe lunar plant will be another first for Paragon. The Tucson company bred the first animals through complete life cycles in space and grew the first aquatic plant in space. Odyssey Moon is the first official contender in the 30 million dollar Google …
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