Weekend Calendar Sep 20, 2008
SHARPSBURG - Wil Hershberger leads an insect walk. 6:30 p.m. today. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
From cow horn chairs to pie safes, Bouckville antiques show has it all Aug 17, 2008
perused a variety of old insect poison containers before he settled on ones with pictures of bed bugs and cockroaches dating back to the 1930s and 1940s. Whitmore is an entomologist, so he has particular interest in collecting insecticide containers. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Bedbugs Crawl Back Into Iowa Homes Jul 3, 2008
After you return from a trip, check your luggage for insects that might have hitched a ride ... Dismantle and either treat with insecticides or discard any old furniture, including bed frames and mattresses ... Use insecticide sprays containing dichlorvos, permethrin or malathion around cracks and crevices in your home. (7 KETV Omaha)
Weekend Entertainment Guide with video Jun 21, 2008
LACKAWANNA COUNTY CHILDREN S LIBRARY EVENTS: 520 Vine St.: Meet a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankee, Tuesday, 11 a.m., all ages; Butterfly Lady, Tuesday, 6 p.m., all ages; Insect Safari, June 27, 11 a.m., ages 5-12; Super Hero Day, June 28, 2:30 p.m., ages 5-12; Skin s, June 29, 2:30 p.m., all ages. KIDS FREE SUMMER MOVIE SERIES: Mr. Magorium s Wonder Emporium and Surf s Up, Tuesday and Wednesday; Barnyard and The Water Horse, , July 1-2; Charlotte s Web and Alvin and the Chipmunks, July 8-9; Daddy... (Scranton Times, PA)
Entertainment guide Jun 19, 2008
LACKAWANNA COUNTY CHILDREN'S LIBRARY EVENTS: 520 Vine St.; animal rescue presented by Humane Society, today, 3 p.m., all ages; Meet a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankee, Tuesday, 11 a.m., all ages; Butterfly Lady, Tuesday, 6 p.m., all ages; Insect Safari, June 27, 11 a.m., ages 5-12; Super Hero Day, June 28, 2:30 p.m., ages 5-12; Skin s, June 29, 2:30 p.m., all ages. EVERHART READS AT ANTHOLOGY BOOKS: "The Place Within: Portraits of the American Landscape by Twenty Contemporary Writers," by Jodi... (Scranton Times, PA)
Community datebook (6/17/08) Jun 17, 2008
Wear long pants, sturdy shoes and bring rain gear, insect repellent and sunscreen. Free. (Anchorage Daily News)
LOCAL FOLKS:Museum director passionate about the past Jun 16, 2008
But there's also a large insect collection and a handful of 65-million-year-old fossils from the Toyota site. A plastic bag on the floor holds broken, burned bricks salvaged from the original Union County Courthouse, built in 1870. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Weekend entertainment guide May 30, 2008
LACKAWANNA COUNTY CHILDREN S LIBRARY EVENTS: 520 Vine St.; An American Girl Party: Julie, Saturday, 2:30 p.m.; Richardson Experience Art Reception at Scranton Cultural Center at The Masonic Temple, June 6, 6 p.m.; Thomas the Tank program, June 9, 4 to 6 p.m., ages 5-10; How to Eat Fried Worms film and book discussion, June 17, 6 p.m., ages 9-12; Animal Rescue presented by Humane Society, June 19, 3 p.m., all ages; Meet a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankee, June 24, 11 a.m., all ages; Butterfly Lady,... (Scranton Times, PA)
Lifelong tie May 5, 2008
His signature fly is the praying mantis, which he first fashioned after spotting one of the fluorescent-green, robotlike creatures in an insect book one winter evening in 1973. Mead swivels in his chair by the workbench in his fly-tying lair, reaches up to a cluttered shelf and pulls out his original praying mantis. (Albany Times Union)
Letters to the Editor - 3/6/2008 Mar 7, 2008
The fact is that there is a mentality there that puts all infidels in the realm of the insect area and feels justified in stamping them out ... The fact is that there is a mentality there that puts all infidels in the realm of the insect area and feels justified in stamping them out ... " You know, Thomas Jefferson was probably the first American leader to take on this idea of "infidels being insects. (North County Times)
Tips for early season lawn and garden care Feb 22, 2008
Early season gardens are often easier to keep disease and insect free. Vegetables such as cabbage, lettuces, broccoli, radishes, spinach and mustard can be planted in February. (Truman Democrat, AR)
WowWee Unveils Most Extensive and Innovative Product Line To-Date Jan 6, 2008
WowWee Fun will launch the latest robotic, collectible crawlies - Bug-Bots(TM), colorful, miniature insects that move and act like real bugs. Equipped with either small wheels or tread, each Bug-Bot insect has different locomotion and special skills ... Bug-Bot insects also have touch sensors that allow them to interact with one another like a real insect swarm. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Alabama coast bounces back after Hurricane Ivan Dec 7, 2007
Look quick and you might see a carnivorous pitcher plant closing its lid on a doomed insect. The Orange Beach Indian and Sea Museum is great for rainy days with kids and a respite from the sun. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Exploring Santa Rosa Sep 30, 2007
Got an insect lover in the family. Monarch butterflies are on the move, and their North American migration is the focus of the Butterfly Festival at the Panhandle Butterfly House, in Navarre Park on U.S. 98. (Pensacola News Journal)
Open class antiques (A19) results: Jul 13, 2007
Updated Jul 12, 2007 - 08:59:15 am CDT. in print and online, 24/7. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Gem Show this weekend in Centerville Jul 13, 2007
Butterfly and insect collections will be in abundance. A variety of fine gift items will be available for that special someone. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Equestrian center to open in Sorrento Jun 2, 2007
Everyone should wear appropriate clothing and footwear and bring binoculars, field guides, sunscreen, insect repellent and water. Details: Wendy Poag or Gallus Quigley at 352-742-0992 or e-mail wpoag@lakecountyfl. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Lacewings and Lavender Greenhouse Opens at Mitchell Farm May 9, 2007
"As an organic grower, Gail relies on cover crops, beneficial insects and other natural methods to maintain the health of her plants."Beneficial insects eat unwanted pests," she said. "When you create an ecosystem that invites beneficial insects, they'll eat the intruders for you. "Serendipitously, when she opened the greenhouse last year, one of the first things she saw was a lacewing, an insect with a fluorescent chartreuse body and wings like fine green lace."Lacewings are one of the great... (Voices, CT)
LISTMANIA: Things we wish were still here. Apr 5, 2007
" DD wrote on April 04, 2007 10:28 PM:"Sorry to my Sig buddies for insinuating that there was actually drinking going on during the lighting of the "A." Please forgive me, Blocky, Droopy, Animal, Insect (deceased), Bundy and Chuck. One more fond memory -- trash fishing in the West Fields. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
For entire listing of 'Around the Valley,' please visit www.montrosepress.com and click under local news Feb 20, 2007
MONTROSE March 12, 2007 is the deadline for producers in Delta, Gunnison, Ouray and Montrose counties to apply for an emergency loan based on damages and losses caused by ongoing drought, fire, high winds, late freeze, insect pests and heat that occurred from Jan. 1, 2006 and continuing. For more information or application forms, contact the Farm Service Agency office in Montrose at 102 Par Place, 249-8407. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Around the Valley Feb 16, 2007
Deadline approaches for emergency farm loans MONTROSE March 12, 2007 is the deadline for producers in Delta, Gunnison, Ouray and Montrose counties to apply for an emergency loan based on damages and losses caused by ongoing drought, fire, high winds, late freeze, insect pests and heat that occurred from Jan. 1, 2006 and continuing. For more information or application forms, contact the Farm Service Agency office in Montrose at 102 Par Place, 249-8407. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Dogs welcome Saban back Jan 4, 2007
99% of the supposed alabama fans on this blog are really insects in bama drag trying to sh stir. Especially Big Al who is so much an insect that my insect alarm caught on fire when she flew by ... Have you been reading the insects blog sight. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
