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Cotton planting sets 2nd straight record low

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:17 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - For the second year in a row, Louisiana farmers have planted fewer acres of cotton than ever recorded.

Nebraska habitat estimate cut for endangered bug

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:13 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - A federal agency has proposed a nearly 50 percent cut in the Nebraska land the agency says is needed to support the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle.

Monarch enthusiasts in Pa. expect fewer sightings

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:08:40 -0400

SOMERSET, Pennsylvania - A suspended, striped body curls into a J-shape and shimmies violently, wriggling itself into pastel green-and-yellow coating and shaking off all its caterpillar parts except its little red heart.

Tallgrass Prairie holding annual butterfly count

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:05:49 -0400

STRONG CITY, Kansas - The annual Flint Hills butterfly census is coming up, and officials at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve are inviting the public to take part.

Caterpillars pitch sci-fi-like tents in Ariz.

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:43:07 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - An explosion of tent caterpillars, which spin slightly creepy-looking shelters on tree limbs, are leaving some Arizona mountain areas looking like science-fiction movies, scientists studying the region said.

Dishing up trash: New look for sustainable seafood

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:28:22 -0400

Most people have only ever seen a scorpion fish in an aquarium. Unless they dine at Carolina Crossroads Restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they'll find the spiny, venomous creature on the menu.

Playgrounds honoring Newtown victims take shape

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:22:22 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Six months after the school shooting in Newtown, 26 playgrounds are taking shape around the region, showcasing each of the victim's likes and interests - everything from the moon to flamingos.

Butterfly enthusiasts fear few Monarch sightings

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:13:01 -0400

SOMERSET, Pennsylvania - Though the wiggling from a limb or post can last for days, that moment a monarch caterpillar transforms into a chrysalis lasts for about 60 seconds.

Bridger-Teton National Forest gets new supervisor

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:50:13 -0400

JACKSON, Wyoming - The Bridger-Teton National Forest in northwest Wyoming has a new supervisor.

Officials tell Delawareans to brace for mosquitoes

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:19:28 -0400

DOVER, Delaware - Recent heavy rains are expected to bring a bumper crop of mosquitoes in Delaware this summer.

Canadian, nicknamed 'Black Widow,' gets 3 ½ years

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:12:57 -0400

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia - A 78-year-old Canadian woman dubbed the "Black Widow" has been given a sentence of 3 1/2 years in prison for drugging her newlywed husband.

Wildlife officials say 2 butterfly species extinct

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:23:33 -0400

MIAMI - U.S. wildlife officials say two types of butterflies historically found in South Florida are now likely extinct.

Endangered beetle reintroduced in SW Mo.

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:35:06 -0400

EL DORADO SPRINGS, Missouri - The Saint Louis Zoo and other conservation groups have been working to restore the population of an endangered beetle in southwest Missouri, and the effort appears successful so far.

Health officials expect more ticks in 2013

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:07:39 -0400

KENOSHA, Wisconsin - State and Kenosha County health officials say this year could be a bad one for ticks.

UT researchers take swat at honeybee deaths

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:34:31 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Paul Campanis lost half of his beehives on his 16-acre Nashville farm this winter.

Fort Pierre butterfly collector finds subspecies

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:25:29 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - A Fort Pierre butterfly collector has helped identify a new subspecies.

Late Miss. cotton planting amplifies bug threat

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:04:35 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Farmers are finally catching up on cotton planting, but experts are worried that the late start could expose the crop to more insects than if wet weather hadn't delayed planting.

URI clinic highlights year's top plant pests

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:46:24 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - The University of Rhode Island's Plant Protection Clinic has released a list of this year's top plant pests and diseases.

2 men charged with poaching nearly 500 lobsters

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:14:44 -0400

MIAMI - Two men accused of poaching almost 500 spiny lobsters out of season were arrested and charged in Miami-Dade County with multiple misdemeanor charges, wildlife officials said Friday.

Washington rejects restriction on garden pesticide

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:55:31 -0400

YAKIMA, Washington - The state Department of Agriculture declined a request to restrict a class of backyard pesticides suspected of killing honey bees.

More bugs showing up on soybeans this year

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:23:03 -0400

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - Stink bugs, a pest to soybean crops, are expected to be a major problem this year.

Spraying taking aim gypsy moths in Southside Va.

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:06:48 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - State and federal agriculture officials are taking aim at an isolated infestation of gypsy moths in Southside Virginia.

Mosquito spraying beginning along SC coast

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:09:15 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Recent rains and warm weather have governments along the South Carolina coast sending up airplanes and helicopters to spray pesticide to kill mosquitoes.

Rare Va. insects revealed in new atlas

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:53:12 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Skippers, moths and damselflies - they're all in a new compilation of rare winged insects in Virginia.

Alabama researchers track tick-borne illness

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:42:33 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama - Jacksonville State University professor Robert Carter is pursuing research that could resolve lingering questions about Lyme disease, an illness that has twice plagued him.