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  • Take a class on soil prep, backyard composting Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:28AMPenn State Cooperative Extension will present a home gardening class on soil preparation and backyard composting 6 to 9 p.
  • Central Avenue rolls the dice, comes up a winner in Madison Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:37AMMADISON - On Saturday, January 23, in the Conservatory room of the Madison Hotel in Morris Township, Madison’s Central Avenue School held its second annual fund-raising “Casino Night.”
  • Schools plagued by pests Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:59AMPEST control companies are being run off their feet in a bid to keep plagued Border schools vermin free. Reports of rats, mice and wasps are on the rise in classrooms across the region.
  • Answers to your frequently asked gardening questions Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:55AMI've been doing a lot of lecturing lately and the same questions come up in almost every class.
  • Briefly: March 12 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:32AMSee what's happening in and around Halifax.
  • Condyne Property Management Awarded Freezer Facility at 55 Murphy Drive Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:29AMCondyne Property Management has been awarded the property management contract for a multi-temperatur...
  • Airline Passengers 'Delayed By Roaches' Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:16AMEarlier this month, one DC resident and regular flier faced a type of airline delay she has never encountered before.
  • Go greener with gardening books Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:03AMWith spring around the corner and thoughts turning to the garden, here are four new books that will help you grow a little greener: "The New Low-Maintenance Garden" by Valerie Easton (Timber Press; $19.95). We're gardening in a new millennium, with challenges such as limited space, dwindling natural resources and less free time, yet most of us do it the way our grandparents did, says Easton. A ...
  • Invasive moth threatens wine grape crop Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:35AMA huge swath of Wine Country, including vineyards where some of the world's best grapes are grown, was quarantined this week after an invasive moth was discovered. The European grapevine moth has already destroyed at least one vineyard's harvest and damaged...
  • Class to explore the art of wine Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:23AMWOODSTOCK – University of Illinois Extension specialist Bill Shoemaker will present “The Art of Wine: Part 1 – Grape Culture” on March 25.
  • Wyo G&F targets aquatic invasive species Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:10AMGREEN RIVER -- Aquatic invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels are no bigger than the palm of your hand.
  • Phone scams bill passed by House Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:43AMNASHVILLE — The House has unanimously approved legislation that seeks to prevent phone scams targeting Tennessee senior citizens.
  • Concern over move to release weed predator Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:22AMA RADCLIFFE businessman feels the Government decision to release an insect to halt the spread of Japanese Knotweed is “premature”.
  • MBA Files Loan For Renovation Project Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:15AMThe Memphis Business Academy has filed a $1.9 million loan through Regions Bank to renovate its building at 3306 Overton Crossing St. in Frayser.The c....
  • Morgan’s Trial Called Off, Hearing Set for Plea Change Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:15AMInstead of picking a jury Monday in Memphis federal court, attorneys in the case of Dr. Roger Morgan are set to hear him plead guilty.Morgan’s trial d....
  • Medtronic Discloses Federal Probe in Mass. Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:15AMMedical device maker Medtronic Inc. has reported federal prosecutors are investigating its relationship with cardiologists at a Massachusetts hospital....
  • Tenn. House Passes Bill To Prevent Phone Scams Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:15AMThe state House has unanimously approved legislation that seeks to prevent phone scams targeting Tennessee senior citizens.The measure, sponsored by R....
  • 'Termite time' is coming soon Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:19PMWhat causes more damage to homes than storms, fires and earthquakes yet is rarely covered by homeowners insurance? Surprisingly, the answer is termites.
  • Spring May Bring Pest Problems Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:57PMWith the weather warming you may start to notice a pest problem. Hartley's Termite and Pest Control owner, Bryan Hartley, says he expects to see an increase in the amount of bugs and termites this year.
  • Court Stops Team Too From Using Tpe Associates/thermapure(r) Intellectual Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:32PM(1888PressRelease) A judge in Los Angeles has given an important legal victory to a Ventura, CA based company whose intellectual property was ruled misappropriated.
  • Tenn. House passes bill to prevent phone scams Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:27PMNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The House has unanimously approved legislation that seeks to prevent phone scams targeting Tennessee senior citizens.
  • Tragedies emphasize need for caution when applying pesticides Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:21PMRecent deaths of two Utah children are tragic reminders that people who apply pesticides should always read product labels and follow their instructions, says Montana State University Pesticide Education Specialist Cecil Tharp.
  • Goring reluctant to spill the beans about another spillage Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:17PMLet's start proceedings in the refined surrounds of Belgravia's Goring Hotel, favoured watering hole of Lady Thatcher and the late Queen Mother.
  • Daily Q&A: Do you have any tips for choosing a pest control company? Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:09PMWhat tips do you have for finding a good pest control contractor?Finding contractors can be a challenge.
  • More than 200 sign up to clear brush Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:34PMMore than 200 people have volunteered to help clear overgrown brush from the trails of the 283-acre Kit Carson Park from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 25 February–10 March 2010 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:35AMAfrican agriculture fund will link research to smallholder farmers A fund has been has launched to stimulate the private sector to connect agricultural research with smallholder farmers.
  • Termite Activity in Southeast Marks Brink of Spring Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:25AMDespite the wintry mix recently blanketing parts of the country, the Southeast is seeing the first signs of spring: slightly warmer weather and termite swarms. As temperature changes prompt most people to prepare for the balmy months ahead, pests also begin stirring.
  • LifeSciences BC Announces Recipients of the 2010 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:05AMVANCOUVER, British Columbia----LifeSciences British Columbia today announced the recipients of the 2010 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. They are:
  • UPDATE: Name released of man found dead in Conway Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:36AMA man found dead near a shopping center in Conway has been identified as a 45-year-old Conway man.
  • UPDATE: Name released of man found dead in Conway Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:29AMA man found dead near Lowe's in Conway has been identified as a 45-year-old Conway man. A pest control contractor working for Lowe's in Conway found the body. Authorities say Kevin Rankin's body had been there since Friday.
  • Grain News Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:26AMGuelph, ON—As part of ongoing efforts to encourage compliance with federally mandated insect resistance management (IRM) requirements, Monsanto Canada is implementing a new policy in support of the use of its Bt trait technologies.
  • Barcoding of invasive pests, infections underway Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:37AMSydney, March 8 : After barcoding for books and consumer items, a library of insect DNA barcodes, being built by researcher David Gopurenko, is likely to tilt the battle against invasive pests.
  • Candidacy to influence governance: Expect Brady, Quinn to bring campaign trail to legislative session Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:33AMSPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican stateSen. Bill Brady have a long campaign road ahead before Election Dayin November.
  • • Workshops on ponds, more Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:05AMCooperative Extension in Rowan County is sponsoring an educational workshop on Aquatic Weed Control for Ponds. The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the Extension Office on Old Concord Road in Salisbury. Dr. Rob Richardson, ...
  • Cedar Point likely to cut Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:52PMSpecial to Tideland News In preparing its budget for 2010-11 Cedar Point is looking for ways to cut expenses.
  • Asexual Plant Reproduction May Seed New Approach for Agriculture Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:03PMArabidopsis thaliana , a small flowering mustard plant, normally reproduces sexually. But Jean Philippe Vielle-Calzada and his colleagues have show that silencing a protein called Argonaute 9 causes the plant to begin reproducing asexually instead.
  • London's Actors Union Loses It's Muscle Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:52AM"Far from being the muscular entity I recall from the 1960s and 70s, one that could set wage structures, negotiate overtime and working conditions, and even insist on the odd backstage visit from pest control, the actors' trade union now more resembles an elderly grandfather attempting to reason with the yobs as they make off with his roofing slates."
  • Pet Parade: Backyard Chickens Fun And Healthy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:05AMKeeping chickens as backyard pets was fairly uneventful until the day a hen inadvertently rode to the mall in my car. My very sociable hens are in a coop at night but roam the backyard by day.
  • Some coqui frogs packing on weight in Isles Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:03AMA new wrinkle has appeared in Hawai'i's ever-growing population of invasive chirping frogs: Colossal coquis. Titanic tree toads. Humungous Eleutherodactylus, to elaborate on their scientific name.
  • Pet Parade: Backyard chickens fun and healthy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:33AMBy MARTY ENGLERT MADISON, Wis., March 7 (UPI) -- Keeping chickens as backyard pets was fairly uneventful until the day a hen inadvertently rode to the mall in my car.
  • Gardening questions: 16-22 answered by the RHS on pests, diseases and chemical usage Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:23AMThe Royal Horticultural Society advisory service answers questions on pests, diseases and using chemicals in gardens.
  • A journey to the 'Unknown' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:39AMTHE Museum of Modern Art is honoring Jia Zhangke, the re negade Chinese film maker better known on the international scene than at home. I've followed his career over the past decade, reviewing his movies that had releases in New York. One I especially remember is "Unknown Pleasures" (2002...
  • Ornamental grasses beautiful year-round Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:11AMQ: I would like to know more information about the characteristics of decorative ornamental grasses? I see them a lot but I don't have any in my yard, yet.
  • March gardening tasks Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:39AMBeware the ides of March is as good a piece of advice for the gardener as it was for Julius Caesar because of the attack of late-season frosts, which are particularly dangerous when plants are beginning to leaf out with new growth. March is also the month...
  • Two vie for Ward 1 Grand Island City Council; three candidates file for Ward 3 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:42AMTwo Grand Island men, Ray Fye and Randy Gard, are seeking the Ward 1 city council seat currently held by Councilman Jose Zapata.
  • Wind-driven revenue Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:11AMThose blinking lights dancing in the dark to the north and east of Sterling at night represent more than just a warning of a tall object to aircraft in flight.
  • Yard & Garden: Itâs time to check trees for winter damage Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:37AMI want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who attended our second “Spring into Gardening” event. It was a huge success.
  • State and exterminators both say homeowners need to prepare for termites Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:18AM"TERMITE SWARMING SEASON IS HERE"
  • Try these options to save hemlocks from Asian insects Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:21PMQ. I live in Indiana Township and have hemlocks on my property. I understand that hemlock woolly adelgid has been found at Hartwood Acres. Should I have my trees treated? A.
  • Poison confirmed in death of fourth Spokane-area dog Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:34PMA veterinarian has confirmed that a dog that died earlier this week in Spokane's South Hill neighborhood was killed by a fast-acting poison used in pest control.